diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
index 98a79ba45d49..52d83a4afd35 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ int	rtl8188eu_init_recv_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 	precvbuf = (struct recv_buf *)precvpriv->precv_buf;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_RECVBUFF; i++) {
-		spin_lock_init(&precvbuf->recvbuf_lock);
 		precvbuf->alloc_sz = MAX_RECVBUF_SZ;
 		res = rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_alloc(padapter, precvbuf);
 		if (res == _FAIL)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
index 103849fdb6f8..4a19a0657f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ struct sta_recv_priv {
 };
 
 struct recv_buf {
-	spinlock_t recvbuf_lock;
 	u32	ref_cnt;
 	struct adapter *adapter;
 	u8	*pbuf;