diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index 82b8d466b572..fe0a7d01dc1e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -116,14 +116,6 @@ void rtw_hal_set_odm_var(struct adapter *adapt,
 						      val1, set);
 }
 
-void rtw_hal_disable_interrupt(struct adapter *adapt)
-{
-	if (adapt->HalFunc.disable_interrupt)
-		adapt->HalFunc.disable_interrupt(adapt);
-	else
-		DBG_88E("%s: HalFunc.disable_interrupt is NULL!\n", __func__);
-}
-
 u32 rtw_hal_inirp_init(struct adapter *adapt)
 {
 	u32 rst = _FAIL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index be1dadcdff42..c8e30006972e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ void rtw_hal_set_odm_var(struct adapter *padapter,
 			 enum hal_odm_variable eVariable, void *pValue1,
 			 bool bSet);
 
-void rtw_hal_disable_interrupt(struct adapter *padapter);
-
 u32	rtw_hal_inirp_init(struct adapter *padapter);
 u32	rtw_hal_inirp_deinit(struct adapter *padapter);