diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
index ec4533d155d3..fb6d4b662ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ void rtw_free_evt_priv23a(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv)
 	}
 }
 
-void rtw_free_cmd_priv23a(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
-{
-	RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_info_,
-		 ("rtw_free_cmd_priv23a\n"));
-}
-
 static int rtw_cmd_filter(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj)
 {
 	struct drvextra_cmd_parm *pdrvextra_cmd_parm;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h
index 7c6858436e67..5c3b46b8e807 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_cmd.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ void rtw_free_cmd_obj23a(struct cmd_obj *pcmd);
 int rtw_cmd_thread23a(void *context);
 
 int rtw_init_cmd_priv23a(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv);
-void rtw_free_cmd_priv23a (struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv);
 
 u32 rtw_init_evt_priv23a (struct evt_priv *pevtpriv);
 void rtw_free_evt_priv23a (struct evt_priv *pevtpriv);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 7c4c0a54b238..f21128cd9ccf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -570,8 +570,6 @@ u8 rtw_free_drv_sw23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 
 	free_mlme_ext_priv23a(&padapter->mlmeextpriv);
 
-	rtw_free_cmd_priv23a(&padapter->cmdpriv);
-
 	rtw_free_evt_priv23a(&padapter->evtpriv);
 
 	rtw_free_mlme_priv23a(&padapter->mlmepriv);