diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 3c5325c32fc8..cdf2e19e77da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4715,9 +4715,6 @@ void linked_status_chk(struct adapter *padapter)
 	struct mlme_ext_info	*pmlmeinfo = &(pmlmeext->mlmext_info);
 	struct sta_priv		*pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv;
 
-	if (padapter->bRxRSSIDisplay)
-		_linked_rx_signal_strehgth_display(padapter);
-
 	if (is_client_associated_to_ap(padapter)) {
 		/* linked infrastructure client mode */
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/drv_types.h
index e86419e525d8..0fd2a2d9be20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/drv_types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/drv_types.h
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ struct adapter {
 	u8 bFWReady;
 	u8 bReadPortCancel;
 	u8 bWritePortCancel;
-	u8 bRxRSSIDisplay;
 
 	struct mutex hw_init_mutex;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 8fc3fadf065f..5f6a24546a91 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ static u8 rtw_init_default_value(struct adapter *padapter)
 	/* misc. */
 	padapter->bReadPortCancel = false;
 	padapter->bWritePortCancel = false;
-	padapter->bRxRSSIDisplay = 0;
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -426,7 +425,6 @@ u8 rtw_reset_drv_sw(struct adapter *padapter)
 	rtw_hal_def_value_init(padapter);
 	padapter->bReadPortCancel = false;
 	padapter->bWritePortCancel = false;
-	padapter->bRxRSSIDisplay = 0;
 	pmlmepriv->scan_interval = SCAN_INTERVAL;/*  30*2 sec = 60sec */
 
 	padapter->xmitpriv.tx_pkts = 0;