diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 14c4196e7d1f..0a2141bd32d9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -285,11 +285,6 @@ u16 rtw_get_capability23a(struct wlan_bssid_ex *bss)
 	return le16_to_cpu(val);
 }
 
-u8 *rtw_get_timestampe_from_ie23a(u8 *ie)
-{
-	return ie + 0;
-}
-
 u8 *rtw_get_beacon_interval23a_from_ie(u8 *ie)
 {
 	return ie + 8;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
index d4b43bdeeefc..0af91d02976f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ int rtw_if_up23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 int rtw_linked_check(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 
 u8 *rtw_get_capability23a_from_ie(u8 *ie);
-u8 *rtw_get_timestampe_from_ie23a(u8 *ie);
 u8 *rtw_get_beacon_interval23a_from_ie(u8 *ie);
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 4f4d69c742b1..5dbe3f43ab0e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_inform_bss(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
 
 	notify_channel = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, freq);
 
-	/* rtw_get_timestampe_from_ie23a() */
 	notify_timestamp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies) * 1000;	/* uSec */
 
 	notify_interval =