diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 7e37929abf5c..381438c7da49 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void rtw_init_mlme_timer(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 		    rtw_set_scan_deny_timer_hdl, (unsigned long)padapter);
 }
 
-int _rtw_init_mlme_priv23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
+int rtw_init_mlme_priv23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	int res = _SUCCESS;
@@ -352,15 +352,6 @@ __le16 *rtw_get_beacon_interval23a_from_ie(u8 *ie)
 	return (__le16 *)(ie + 8);
 }
 
-int rtw_init_mlme_priv23a (struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
-{
-	int	res;
-
-	res = _rtw_init_mlme_priv23a(padapter);
-
-	return res;
-}
-
 static void rtw_free_network_nolock(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,
 				    struct wlan_network *pnetwork)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 9689feea41c3..dc52e9da7bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -450,8 +450,6 @@ void rtw_clear_scan_deny(struct rtw_adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_set_scan_deny_timer_hdl(unsigned long data);
 void rtw_set_scan_deny(struct rtw_adapter *adapter, u32 ms);
 
-int _rtw_init_mlme_priv23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
-
 void rtw23a_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 
 void _rtw_free_mlme_priv23a(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);