diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c
index 01f1b79c165e..267a80b50630 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c
@@ -47,29 +47,19 @@ static void _FWDownloadEnable(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, bool enable)
 	}
 }
 
-static int _BlockWrite(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, void *buffer, u32 buffSize)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (buffSize > MAX_PAGE_SIZE)
-		return _FAIL;
-
-	ret = rtl8723au_writeN(padapter, FW_8723A_START_ADDRESS,
-			       buffSize, buffer);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 _PageWrite(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u32 page, void *buffer, u32 size)
 {
 	u8 value8;
 	u8 u8Page = (u8) (page & 0x07);
 
+	if (size > MAX_PAGE_SIZE)
+		return _FAIL;
+
 	value8 = (rtl8723au_read8(padapter, REG_MCUFWDL + 2) & 0xF8) | u8Page;
 	rtl8723au_write8(padapter, REG_MCUFWDL + 2, value8);
 
-	return _BlockWrite(padapter, buffer, size);
+	return rtl8723au_writeN(padapter, FW_8723A_START_ADDRESS, size, buffer);
 }
 
 static int _WriteFW(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, void *buffer, u32 size)