diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c
index a7568bb65e2a..e1f17af78a12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723au_recv.c
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ int rtl8723au_init_recv_priv(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_RECVBUFF; i++) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&precvbuf->list);
 
-		res = rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_alloc23a(padapter, precvbuf);
-		if (res == _FAIL)
+		precvbuf->purb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!precvbuf->purb)
 			break;
 
 		precvbuf->adapter = padapter;
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ void rtl8723au_free_recv_priv(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	precvbuf = (struct recv_buf *)precvpriv->precv_buf;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_RECVBUFF; i++) {
-		rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_free23a(padapter, precvbuf);
+		usb_free_urb(precvbuf->purb);
+
+		if (precvbuf->pskb)
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(precvbuf->pskb);
+
 		precvbuf++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h
index 39809befb88c..3a2cd8a3058d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/recv_osdep.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ void rtw_free_recv_priv (struct recv_priv *precvpriv);
 
 int rtw_os_recv_resource_init(struct recv_priv *precvpriv, struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 
-int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_alloc23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct recv_buf *precvbuf);
-int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_free23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, struct recv_buf *precvbuf);
-
 void rtw_init_recv_timer23a(struct recv_reorder_ctrl *preorder_ctrl);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c
index 321aa282e3f2..8fecbe38ca27 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/recv_linux.c
@@ -24,35 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <usb_ops.h>
 
-/* alloc os related resource in struct recv_buf */
-int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_alloc23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
-				  struct recv_buf *precvbuf)
-{
-	int res = _SUCCESS;
-
-	precvbuf->purb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (precvbuf->purb == NULL)
-		res = _FAIL;
-
-	precvbuf->pskb = NULL;
-
-	return res;
-}
-
-/* free os related resource in struct recv_buf */
-int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_free23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter,
-				 struct recv_buf *precvbuf)
-{
-	int ret = _SUCCESS;
-
-	usb_free_urb(precvbuf->purb);
-
-	if (precvbuf->pskb)
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(precvbuf->pskb);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 void rtw_handle_tkip_mic_err23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u8 bgroup)
 {
 	enum nl80211_key_type key_type = 0;