diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
index 211071e0254b..cb14855742f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ioctl_set.c
@@ -33,17 +33,6 @@ u8 rtw_validate_ssid(struct ndis_802_11_ssid *ssid)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_VALIDATE_SSID
-	for (i = 0; i < ssid->SsidLength; i++) {
-		/* wifi, printable ascii code must be supported */
-		if (!((ssid->Ssid[i] >= 0x20) && (ssid->Ssid[i] <= 0x7e))) {
-			RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_ioctl_set_c_, _drv_err_, ("ssid has non-printable ascii\n"));
-			ret = false;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_VALIDATE_SSID */
-
 exit:
 	return ret;
 }