diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 8ae2bbf590b2..536250476566 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void _rtw_free_network23a_nolock23a(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,
  Shall be calle under atomic context... to avoid possible racing condition...
 */
 struct wlan_network *
-_rtw_find_network23a(struct rtw_queue *scanned_queue, u8 *addr)
+rtw_find_network23a(struct rtw_queue *scanned_queue, u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct list_head *phead, *plist;
 	struct wlan_network *pnetwork = NULL;
@@ -358,21 +358,6 @@ static void rtw_free_network_nolock(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,
 	_rtw_free_network23a_nolock23a(pmlmepriv, pnetwork);
 }
 
-/*
- return the wlan_network with the matching addr
-
- Shall be calle under atomic context... to avoid possible racing condition...
-*/
-struct	wlan_network *
-rtw_find_network23a(struct rtw_queue *scanned_queue, u8 *addr)
-{
-	struct wlan_network *pnetwork;
-
-	pnetwork = _rtw_find_network23a(scanned_queue, addr);
-
-	return pnetwork;
-}
-
 int rtw_is_same_ibss23a(struct rtw_adapter *adapter,
 			struct wlan_network *pnetwork)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 29ffcbbd5764..b1aca7d6244a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -459,8 +459,6 @@ struct wlan_network *rtw_alloc_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 void _rtw_free_network23a_nolock23a(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,
 			      struct wlan_network *pnetwork);
 
-struct wlan_network *_rtw_find_network23a(struct rtw_queue *scanned_queue, u8 *addr);
-
 int rtw_if_up23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);
 
 int rtw_linked_check(struct rtw_adapter *padapter);