diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 57cf74d30984..31672df0fb2b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4350,7 +4350,7 @@ s32 dump_mgntframe_and_wait_ack(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pmg
 	if (padapter->bSurpriseRemoved || padapter->bDriverStopped)
 		return -1;
 
-	_enter_critical_mutex(&pxmitpriv->ack_tx_mutex, NULL);
+	mutex_lock(&pxmitpriv->ack_tx_mutex);
 	pxmitpriv->ack_tx = true;
 
 	pmgntframe->ack_report = 1;
@@ -4359,7 +4359,7 @@ s32 dump_mgntframe_and_wait_ack(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pmg
 	}
 
 	pxmitpriv->ack_tx = false;
-	_exit_critical_mutex(&pxmitpriv->ack_tx_mutex, NULL);
+	mutex_unlock(&pxmitpriv->ack_tx_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
index 0cf69033c529..065b0d8e030a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int usbctrl_vendorreq(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u16 value, void *pdata,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	_enter_critical_mutex(&dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_mutex, NULL);
+	mutex_lock(&dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_mutex);
 
 	/*  Acquire IO memory for vendorreq */
 	pIo_buf = dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_buf;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int usbctrl_vendorreq(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u16 value, void *pdata,
 			break;
 	}
 release_mutex:
-	_exit_critical_mutex(&dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_mutex, NULL);
+	mutex_unlock(&dvobjpriv->usb_vendor_req_mutex);
 exit:
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
index 05bac61c3a19..b832849bc308 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -56,19 +56,6 @@ static inline struct list_head *get_list_head(struct __queue *queue)
 	return (&(queue->queue));
 }
 
-static inline int _enter_critical_mutex(struct mutex *pmutex, unsigned long *pirqL)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(pmutex);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static inline void _exit_critical_mutex(struct mutex *pmutex, unsigned long *pirqL)
-{
-		mutex_unlock(pmutex);
-}
-
 static inline void rtw_list_delete(struct list_head *plist)
 {
 	list_del_init(plist);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 49ccdde1b0bb..352d7320cfa9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -1060,9 +1060,9 @@ int netdev_open(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 	int ret;
 	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)rtw_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 
-	_enter_critical_mutex(padapter->hw_init_mutex, NULL);
+	mutex_lock(padapter->hw_init_mutex);
 	ret = _netdev_open(pnetdev);
-	_exit_critical_mutex(padapter->hw_init_mutex, NULL);
+	mutex_unlock(padapter->hw_init_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }