diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
index 66c2f4750497..f3ecd4332dca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
@@ -279,27 +279,6 @@ void r8712_set_chplan_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, int chplan)
 	r8712_enqueue_cmd(pcmdpriv, ph2c);
 }
 
-u8 r8712_setbasicrate_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *rateset)
-{
-	struct cmd_obj *ph2c;
-	struct setbasicrate_parm *pssetbasicratepara;
-	struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv = &padapter->cmdpriv;
-
-	ph2c = kmalloc(sizeof(*ph2c), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!ph2c)
-		return _FAIL;
-	pssetbasicratepara = kmalloc(sizeof(*pssetbasicratepara), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!pssetbasicratepara) {
-		kfree(ph2c);
-		return _FAIL;
-	}
-	init_h2fwcmd_w_parm_no_rsp(ph2c, pssetbasicratepara,
-		_SetBasicRate_CMD_);
-	memcpy(pssetbasicratepara->basicrates, rateset, NumRates);
-	r8712_enqueue_cmd(pcmdpriv, ph2c);
-	return _SUCCESS;
-}
-
 u8 r8712_setfwdig_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 type)
 {
 	struct cmd_obj *ph2c;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
index 0817d126254f..d029097f3684 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.h
@@ -721,7 +721,6 @@ void r8712_setopmode_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter,
 		 enum NDIS_802_11_NETWORK_INFRASTRUCTURE networktype);
 int r8712_setdatarate_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *rateset);
 void r8712_set_chplan_cmd(struct _adapter  *padapter, int chplan);
-u8 r8712_setbasicrate_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *rateset);
 u8 r8712_getrfreg_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 offset, u8 *pval);
 u8 r8712_setrfintfs_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 mode);
 u8 r8712_setrfreg_cmd(struct _adapter  *padapter, u8 offset, u32 val);