diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
index 4befc615d8e2..dc6abc654165 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
@@ -845,14 +845,6 @@ hfa384x_dorrid_async(struct hfa384x *hw,
 			      cmdcb, usercb, usercb_data);
 }
 
-static inline int
-hfa384x_dowrid_wait(struct hfa384x *hw, u16 rid, void *riddata,
-		    unsigned int riddatalen)
-{
-	return hfa384x_dowrid(hw, DOWAIT,
-			      rid, riddata, riddatalen, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 static inline int
 hfa384x_dowrid_async(struct hfa384x *hw,
 		     u16 rid, void *riddata, unsigned int riddatalen,
@@ -2414,7 +2406,7 @@ int hfa384x_drvr_readpda(struct hfa384x *hw, void *buf, unsigned int len)
  */
 int hfa384x_drvr_setconfig(struct hfa384x *hw, u16 rid, void *buf, u16 len)
 {
-	return hfa384x_dowrid_wait(hw, rid, buf, len);
+	return hfa384x_dowrid(hw, DOWAIT, rid, buf, len, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------