diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_com.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_com.c
index e9a32dd84a8e..6a1cdc67335b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_com.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_com.c
@@ -10,45 +10,6 @@
 
 #define _HAL_INIT_C_
 
-void dump_chip_info(struct HAL_VERSION	chip_vers)
-{
-	uint cnt = 0;
-	char buf[128];
-
-	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "Chip Version Info: CHIP_8188E_");
-	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "%s_", IS_NORMAL_CHIP(chip_vers) ?
-		       "Normal_Chip" : "Test_Chip");
-	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "%s_", IS_CHIP_VENDOR_TSMC(chip_vers) ?
-		       "TSMC" : "UMC");
-
-	switch (chip_vers.CUTVersion) {
-	case A_CUT_VERSION:
-		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "A_CUT_");
-		break;
-	case B_CUT_VERSION:
-		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "B_CUT_");
-		break;
-	case C_CUT_VERSION:
-		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "C_CUT_");
-		break;
-	case D_CUT_VERSION:
-		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "D_CUT_");
-		break;
-	case E_CUT_VERSION:
-		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "E_CUT_");
-		break;
-	default:
-		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "UNKNOWN_CUT(%d)_", chip_vers.CUTVersion);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "1T1R_");
-
-	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "RomVer(%d)\n", 0);
-
-	pr_info("%s", buf);
-}
-
 #define	CHAN_PLAN_HW	0x80
 
 u8 /* return the final channel plan decision */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index fe477438899e..5b8f1a912bbb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -526,6 +526,45 @@ void rtl8188e_ReadEFuse(struct adapter *Adapter, u16 _size_byte, u8 *pbuf)
 	Hal_EfuseReadEFuse88E(Adapter, 0, _size_byte, pbuf);
 }
 
+static void dump_chip_info(struct HAL_VERSION chip_vers)
+{
+	uint cnt = 0;
+	char buf[128];
+
+	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "Chip Version Info: CHIP_8188E_");
+	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "%s_", IS_NORMAL_CHIP(chip_vers) ?
+		       "Normal_Chip" : "Test_Chip");
+	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "%s_", IS_CHIP_VENDOR_TSMC(chip_vers) ?
+		       "TSMC" : "UMC");
+
+	switch (chip_vers.CUTVersion) {
+	case A_CUT_VERSION:
+		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "A_CUT_");
+		break;
+	case B_CUT_VERSION:
+		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "B_CUT_");
+		break;
+	case C_CUT_VERSION:
+		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "C_CUT_");
+		break;
+	case D_CUT_VERSION:
+		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "D_CUT_");
+		break;
+	case E_CUT_VERSION:
+		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "E_CUT_");
+		break;
+	default:
+		cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "UNKNOWN_CUT(%d)_", chip_vers.CUTVersion);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "1T1R_");
+
+	cnt += sprintf((buf + cnt), "RomVer(%d)\n", 0);
+
+	pr_info("%s", buf);
+}
+
 void rtl8188e_read_chip_version(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	u32				value32;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_com.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_com.h
index 56ba356b5371..d7e333f6ce39 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_com.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_com.h
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@
 #define REG_NOA_DESC_START			0x05E8
 #define REG_NOA_DESC_COUNT			0x05EC
 
-#include "HalVerDef.h"
-void dump_chip_info(struct HAL_VERSION	ChipVersion);
-
 /* return the final channel plan decision */
 u8 hal_com_get_channel_plan(struct adapter *padapter,
 			    u8 hw_channel_plan,