diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c
index 1322713fec6c..43b9bf9712c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 #include <drv_types.h>
 #include <hal_data.h>
 
-void rtw_hal_free_data(struct adapter *padapter)
-{
-	/* free HAL Data */
-	rtw_hal_data_deinit(padapter);
-}
-
 void rtw_hal_dm_init(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	rtl8723b_init_dm_priv(padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h
index f46989ce9e3b..e7cfb255f8f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ typedef s32 (*c2h_id_filter)(u8 *c2h_evt);
 #define	RX_PNOWakeUp			0x55
 #define	AP_WakeUp			0x66
 
-void rtw_hal_free_data(struct adapter *padapter);
-
 void rtw_hal_dm_init(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 uint rtw_hal_init(struct adapter *padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 75820b62bb38..e2bcc6503deb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ u8 rtw_free_drv_sw(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	/* kfree((void *)padapter); */
 
-	rtw_hal_free_data(padapter);
+	rtw_hal_data_deinit(padapter);
 
 	/* free the old_pnetdev */
 	if (padapter->rereg_nd_name_priv.old_pnetdev) {