diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 55be52fb34a9..e854732478b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -502,8 +502,6 @@ void mgt_dispatcher(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 		break;
 	default:
 		_mgt_dispatcher(padapter, ptable, precv_frame);
-		if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE))
-			rtw_hostapd_mlme_rx(padapter, precv_frame);
 		break;
 	}
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h
index 44caea957c02..5333598e46a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/recv_osdep.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ int rtw_recv_indicatepkt(struct adapter *adapter,
 			 struct recv_frame *recv_frame);
 void rtw_recv_returnpacket(struct  net_device *cnxt, struct sk_buff *retpkt);
 
-void rtw_hostapd_mlme_rx(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *recv_fr);
 void rtw_handle_tkip_mic_err(struct adapter *padapter, u8 bgroup);
 
 int rtw_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv, struct adapter *padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
index d1ce6399c4b0..edb7969a96d8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ void rtw_handle_tkip_mic_err(struct adapter *padapter, u8 bgroup)
 			    &wrqu, (char *)&ev);
 }
 
-void rtw_hostapd_mlme_rx(struct adapter *padapter,
-			 struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
-{
-}
-
 int rtw_recv_indicatepkt(struct adapter *padapter,
 			 struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 {