diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
index a2b733c3802f..50476fa40bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ u8 rtw_createbss_cmd23a(struct rtw_adapter  *padapter)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd->list);
 	pcmd->cmdcode = _CreateBss_CMD_;
 	pcmd->parmbuf = (unsigned char *)pdev_network;
 	pcmd->cmdsz = get_wlan_bssid_ex_sz((struct wlan_bssid_ex*)pdev_network);
@@ -688,7 +687,6 @@ u8 rtw_joinbss_cmd23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
 	/* get cmdsz before endian conversion */
 	pcmd->cmdsz = get_wlan_bssid_ex_sz(psecnetwork);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd->list);
 	pcmd->cmdcode = _JoinBss_CMD_;/* GEN_CMD_CODE(_JoinBss) */
 	pcmd->parmbuf = (unsigned char *)psecnetwork;
 	pcmd->rsp = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 4d21d623070e..97f1706fd3cb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -1908,8 +1908,6 @@ int rtw_set_auth23a(struct rtw_adapter * adapter,
 	pcmd->rsp = NULL;
 	pcmd->rspsz = 0;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd->list);
-
 	RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_mlme_c_,_drv_err_,
 		 ("after enqueue set_auth_cmd, auth_mode=%x\n",
 		  psecuritypriv->dot11AuthAlgrthm));
@@ -2009,8 +2007,6 @@ int rtw_set_key23a(struct rtw_adapter *adapter,
 	pcmd->rsp = NULL;
 	pcmd->rspsz = 0;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd->list);
-
 	/* sema_init(&pcmd->cmd_sem, 0); */
 
 	res = rtw_enqueue_cmd23a(pcmdpriv, pcmd);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 00a7a63f960c..ff558808a456 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -5097,8 +5097,6 @@ void report_survey_event23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *pre
 		return;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd_obj->list);
-
 	pcmd_obj->cmdcode = GEN_CMD_CODE(_Set_MLME_EVT);
 	pcmd_obj->cmdsz = cmdsz;
 	pcmd_obj->parmbuf = pevtcmd;
@@ -5150,8 +5148,6 @@ void report_surveydone_event23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd_obj->list);
-
 	pcmd_obj->cmdcode = GEN_CMD_CODE(_Set_MLME_EVT);
 	pcmd_obj->cmdsz = cmdsz;
 	pcmd_obj->parmbuf = pevtcmd;
@@ -5197,8 +5193,6 @@ void report_join_res23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, int res)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd_obj->list);
-
 	pcmd_obj->cmdcode = GEN_CMD_CODE(_Set_MLME_EVT);
 	pcmd_obj->cmdsz = cmdsz;
 	pcmd_obj->parmbuf = pevtcmd;
@@ -5249,8 +5243,6 @@ void report_del_sta_event23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, unsigned char* MacAdd
 		return;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd_obj->list);
-
 	pcmd_obj->cmdcode = GEN_CMD_CODE(_Set_MLME_EVT);
 	pcmd_obj->cmdsz = cmdsz;
 	pcmd_obj->parmbuf = pevtcmd;
@@ -5305,8 +5297,6 @@ void report_add_sta_event23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, unsigned char* MacAdd
 		return;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd_obj->list);
-
 	pcmd_obj->cmdcode = GEN_CMD_CODE(_Set_MLME_EVT);
 	pcmd_obj->cmdsz = cmdsz;
 	pcmd_obj->parmbuf = pevtcmd;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h
index 8f2b9a4ea729..85a6fcaef420 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ struct cmd_obj {
 	u32	cmdsz;
 	u8	*rsp;
 	u32	rspsz;
-	struct list_head	list;
 };
 
 struct cmd_priv {
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ struct	evt_priv {
 
 #define init_h2fwcmd_w_parm_no_rsp(pcmd, pparm, code) \
 do {\
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd->list);\
 	pcmd->cmdcode = code;\
 	pcmd->parmbuf = (u8 *)(pparm);\
 	pcmd->cmdsz = sizeof (*pparm);\
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 0866ab59a399..221d15205b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -522,8 +522,6 @@ static int set_group_key(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u8 *key, u8 alg,
 	pcmd->rsp = NULL;
 	pcmd->rspsz = 0;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd->list);
-
 	res = rtw_enqueue_cmd23a(pcmdpriv, pcmd);
 
 exit: