diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c
index 5e8cd0e59387..6a25ad572b26 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
 #include <wifi.h>
 #include <rtl8723a_hal.h>
 
-void rtl8723au_init_recvbuf(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
-			    struct recv_buf *precvbuf)
-{
-}
-
 int rtl8723au_init_recv_priv(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct recv_priv *precvpriv = &padapter->recvpriv;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
index 3aa0374cb60a..484006a5f338 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -764,8 +764,6 @@ static u32 usb_read_port(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, u32 addr, u32 cnt,
 	if (!precvbuf->pskb)
 		precvbuf->pskb = skb_dequeue(&precvpriv->free_recv_skb_queue);
 
-	rtl8723au_init_recvbuf(adapter, precvbuf);
-
 	/* re-assign for linux based on skb */
 	if (!precvbuf->pskb) {
 		precvbuf->pskb = netdev_alloc_skb(adapter->pnetdev, MAX_RECVBUF_SZ + RECVBUFF_ALIGN_SZ);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_recv.h
index 4fbf73140621..885d4d3859f8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtl8723a_recv.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct interrupt_msg_format {
 	unsigned int  MSG_EX;
 };
 
-void rtl8723au_init_recvbuf(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct recv_buf *precvbuf);
 int rtl8723au_init_recv_priv(struct rtw_adapter * padapter);
 void rtl8723au_free_recv_priv(struct rtw_adapter * padapter);
 void rtl8723a_process_phy_info(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, void *prframe);