diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c
index 491208431396..da250179fc92 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 #include <drv_types.h>
 #include <hal_data.h>
 
-void rtw_hal_read_chip_info(struct adapter *padapter)
-{
-	ReadAdapterInfo8723BS(padapter);
-}
-
 void rtw_hal_read_chip_version(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	rtl8723b_read_chip_version(padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h
index 7629cef95b06..8f5f2c63fc10 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ void rtw_hal_get_hwreg(struct adapter *padapter, u8 variable, u8 *val);
 
 void rtw_hal_set_hwreg_with_buf(struct adapter *padapter, u8 variable, u8 *pbuf, int len);
 
-void rtw_hal_read_chip_info(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_hal_read_chip_version(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 u8 rtw_hal_get_def_var(struct adapter *padapter, enum hal_def_variable eVariable, void *pValue);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_intf.c
index f733692784bb..98eff17be9b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_intf.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static struct adapter *rtw_sdio_if1_init(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj, const struct
 	hal_btcoex_Initialize((void *)padapter);
 
 	/* 3 6. read efuse/eeprom data */
-	rtw_hal_read_chip_info(padapter);
+	ReadAdapterInfo8723BS(padapter);
 
 	/* 3 7. init driver common data */
 	if (rtw_init_drv_sw(padapter) == _FAIL)