diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
index ab734534093b..4befc615d8e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
@@ -834,14 +834,6 @@ hfa384x_docmd_async(struct hfa384x *hw,
 	return hfa384x_docmd(hw, DOASYNC, cmd, cmdcb, usercb, usercb_data);
 }
 
-static inline int
-hfa384x_dorrid_wait(struct hfa384x *hw, u16 rid, void *riddata,
-		    unsigned int riddatalen)
-{
-	return hfa384x_dorrid(hw, DOWAIT,
-			      rid, riddata, riddatalen, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 static inline int
 hfa384x_dorrid_async(struct hfa384x *hw,
 		     u16 rid, void *riddata, unsigned int riddatalen,
@@ -2061,7 +2053,7 @@ exit_proc:
  */
 int hfa384x_drvr_getconfig(struct hfa384x *hw, u16 rid, void *buf, u16 len)
 {
-	return hfa384x_dorrid_wait(hw, rid, buf, len);
+	return hfa384x_dorrid(hw, DOWAIT, rid, buf, len, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------