diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
index 04beded95475..2d5d81e96c8b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
@@ -937,10 +937,9 @@ void ReadAdapterInfo8188EU(struct adapter *Adapter)
 	if (res)
 		return;
 
-	eeprom->EepromOrEfuse		= (eeValue & BOOT_FROM_EEPROM);
 	eeprom->bautoload_fail_flag	= !(eeValue & EEPROM_EN);
 
-	if (!is_boot_from_eeprom(Adapter))
+	if (!(eeValue & BOOT_FROM_EEPROM))
 		EFUSE_ShadowMapUpdate(Adapter);
 
 	/* parse the eeprom/efuse content */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index c1db7f834e20..4e0a2a4f2f02 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ enum hw_variables {
 
 typedef s32 (*c2h_id_filter)(u8 id);
 
-#define is_boot_from_eeprom(adapter) (adapter->eeprompriv.EepromOrEfuse)
-
 void rtl8188eu_interface_configure(struct adapter *adapt);
 void ReadAdapterInfo8188EU(struct adapter *Adapter);
 void rtl8188eu_init_default_value(struct adapter *adapt);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_eeprom.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_eeprom.h
index d8d48ace356c..40c61f7a03be 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_eeprom.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_eeprom.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 struct eeprom_priv {
 	u8		bautoload_fail_flag;
 	u8		mac_addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(2); /* PermanentAddress */
-	u8		EepromOrEfuse;
 	u8		efuse_eeprom_data[HWSET_MAX_SIZE_512] __aligned(4);
 };