diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/hal_intf.c
index 43b9bf9712c8..4448082c14da 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_dm_init(struct adapter *padapter)
-{
-	rtl8723b_init_dm_priv(padapter);
-}
-
 static void rtw_hal_init_opmode(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	enum ndis_802_11_network_infrastructure networkType = Ndis802_11InfrastructureMax;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_intf.h
index e7cfb255f8f6..721501ca3b02 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_dm_init(struct adapter *padapter);
-
 uint rtw_hal_init(struct adapter *padapter);
 uint rtw_hal_deinit(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_hal_stop(struct adapter *padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index e2bcc6503deb..d55a68b27096 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ u8 rtw_init_drv_sw(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	rtw_init_pwrctrl_priv(padapter);
 
-	rtw_hal_dm_init(padapter);
+	rtl8723b_init_dm_priv(padapter);
 
 	return _SUCCESS;