diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_dm.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_dm.c
index 57e573f3bee7..f660f947ab63 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_dm.c
@@ -1642,10 +1642,6 @@ static void _rtl92e_dm_check_rf_ctrl_gpio(void *data)
 	u8 tmp1byte;
 	enum rt_rf_power_state rf_power_state_to_set;
 	bool bActuallySet = false;
-	char *argv[3];
-	static const char RadioPowerPath[] = "/etc/acpi/events/RadioPower.sh";
-	static char *envp[] = {"HOME=/", "TERM=linux", "PATH=/usr/bin:/bin",
-			       NULL};
 
 	bActuallySet = false;
 
@@ -1675,14 +1671,6 @@ static void _rtl92e_dm_check_rf_ctrl_gpio(void *data)
 		mdelay(1000);
 		priv->bHwRfOffAction = 1;
 		rtl92e_set_rf_state(dev, rf_power_state_to_set, RF_CHANGE_BY_HW);
-		if (priv->hw_radio_off)
-			argv[1] = "RFOFF";
-		else
-			argv[1] = "RFON";
-
-		argv[0] = (char *)RadioPowerPath;
-		argv[2] = NULL;
-		call_usermodehelper(RadioPowerPath, argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_PROC);
 	}
 }