diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
index 47adc779565f..a505c4ec6f32 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_hostif.c
@@ -1101,8 +1101,6 @@ void hostif_event_check(struct ks_wlan_private *priv)
 	priv->hostt.qtail = (priv->hostt.qtail + 1) % SME_EVENT_BUFF_SIZE;
 }
 
-#define CHECK_ALINE(size) (size % 4 ? (size + (4 - (size % 4))) : size)
-
 int hostif_data_request(struct ks_wlan_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	unsigned int skb_len = 0;