diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index 53ebea311723..6811be95da9a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -534,21 +534,6 @@ void hal_notch_filter_8188e(struct adapter *adapter, bool enable)
 		rtw_write8(adapter, rOFDM0_RxDSP + 1, rtw_read8(adapter, rOFDM0_RxDSP + 1) & ~BIT(1));
 }
 
-u8 GetEEPROMSize8188E(struct adapter *padapter)
-{
-	u8 size = 0;
-	u32	cr;
-
-	cr = rtw_read16(padapter, REG_9346CR);
-	/*  6: EEPROM used is 93C46, 4: boot from E-Fuse. */
-	size = (cr & BOOT_FROM_EEPROM) ? 6 : 4;
-
-	netdev_dbg(padapter->pnetdev, "EEPROM type is %s\n",
-		   size == 4 ? "E-FUSE" : "93C46");
-
-	return size;
-}
-
 /*  */
 /*  */
 /*  LLT R/W/Init function */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
index d7dcef3ece3d..6ada22a9616e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
@@ -835,9 +835,6 @@ void ReadAdapterInfo8188EU(struct adapter *Adapter)
 	struct led_priv *ledpriv = &Adapter->ledpriv;
 	u8 eeValue;
 
-	/*  Read EEPROM size before call any EEPROM function */
-	Adapter->EepromAddressSize = GetEEPROMSize8188E(Adapter);
-
 	/* check system boot selection */
 	eeValue = rtw_read8(Adapter, REG_9346CR);
 	eeprom->EepromOrEfuse		= (eeValue & BOOT_FROM_EEPROM);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h
index 894e70a0d506..09fc27082f7c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/drv_types.h
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ struct adapter {
 	s32	bSurpriseRemoved;
 	s32	bCardDisableWOHSM;
 
-	u8	EepromAddressSize;
 	u8	hw_init_completed;
 	s8	signal_strength;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
index 44321a53a345..82cb4f7f4d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ struct hal_data_8188e {
 s32 InitLLTTable(struct adapter *padapter, u8 txpktbuf_bndy);
 
 /*  EFuse */
-u8 GetEEPROMSize8188E(struct adapter *padapter);
 void Hal_EfuseParseIDCode88E(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hwinfo);
 void Hal_ReadTxPowerInfo88E(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *hwinfo,
 			    bool AutoLoadFail);