diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c
index 196b2232c17d..2dd251ce177e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c
@@ -346,11 +346,6 @@ static s32 sdio_writeN(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr, u32 cnt, u8 *buf)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static u8 sdio_f0_read8(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
-{
-	return sd_f0_read8(intfhdl, addr, NULL);
-}
-
 static void sdio_read_mem(
 	struct intf_hdl *intfhdl,
 	u32 addr,
@@ -481,8 +476,6 @@ void sdio_set_intf_ops(struct adapter *adapter, struct _io_ops *ops)
 	ops->_writeN = &sdio_writeN;
 	ops->_write_mem = &sdio_write_mem;
 	ops->_write_port = &sdio_write_port;
-
-	ops->_sd_f0_read8 = sdio_f0_read8;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_io.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_io.h
index ab3c5ffe011b..e98083a07a66 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_io.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_io.h
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ struct _io_ops {
 
 		void (*_read_port_cancel)(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl);
 		void (*_write_port_cancel)(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl);
-
-		u8 (*_sd_f0_read8)(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr);
 };
 
 struct io_req {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/sdio_ops_linux.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/sdio_ops_linux.h
index 16a03adbc2cf..18830dd18372 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/sdio_ops_linux.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/sdio_ops_linux.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #define SDIO_ERR_VAL16	0xEAEA
 #define SDIO_ERR_VAL32	0xEAEAEAEA
 
-u8 sd_f0_read8(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, s32 *err);
-
 s32 _sd_cmd52_read(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u32 cnt, u8 *pdata);
 s32 _sd_cmd52_write(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u32 cnt, u8 *pdata);
 s32 sd_cmd52_read(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, u32 cnt, u8 *pdata);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c
index 5cedf775b6ef..bed930760656 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/sdio_ops_linux.c
@@ -26,34 +26,6 @@ inline void rtw_sdio_set_irq_thd(struct dvobj_priv *dvobj, void *thd_hdl)
 	sdio_data->sys_sdio_irq_thd = thd_hdl;
 }
 
-u8 sd_f0_read8(struct intf_hdl *pintfhdl, u32 addr, s32 *err)
-{
-	struct adapter *padapter;
-	struct dvobj_priv *psdiodev;
-	struct sdio_data *psdio;
-
-	u8 v = 0;
-	struct sdio_func *func;
-	bool claim_needed;
-
-	padapter = pintfhdl->padapter;
-	psdiodev = pintfhdl->pintf_dev;
-	psdio = &psdiodev->intf_data;
-
-	if (padapter->bSurpriseRemoved)
-		return v;
-
-	func = psdio->func;
-	claim_needed = rtw_sdio_claim_host_needed(func);
-
-	if (claim_needed)
-		sdio_claim_host(func);
-	v = sdio_f0_readb(func, addr, err);
-	if (claim_needed)
-		sdio_release_host(func);
-	return v;
-}
-
 /*
  * Return:
  *0		Success