diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index e78806fef79f..fe1f279ca368 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static u32 get_rxpacket_shiftbytes_819xusb(struct ieee80211_rx_stats *pstats)
 		+ pstats->RxBufShift);
 }
 
-static void rtl8192_rx_initiate(struct net_device *dev)
+void rtl8192_rx_enable(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct r8192_priv *priv = (struct r8192_priv *)ieee80211_priv(dev);
 	struct urb *entry;
@@ -808,12 +808,6 @@ void rtl8192_set_rxconf(struct net_device *dev)
 	write_nic_dword(dev, RCR, rxconf);
 }
 
-/* wait to be removed */
-void rtl8192_rx_enable(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	rtl8192_rx_initiate(dev);
-}
-
 void rtl8192_rtx_disable(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	u8 cmd;