diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index ca818887cbc6..30ebec6c32be 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ unsigned char WMM_PARA_OUI[] = {0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x02, 0x01, 0x01};
 unsigned char WPA_TKIP_CIPHER[4] = {0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x02};
 unsigned char RSN_TKIP_CIPHER[4] = {0x00, 0x0f, 0xac, 0x02};
 
-extern unsigned char REALTEK_96B_IE[];
-
 /********************************************************
 MCS rate definitions
 *********************************************************/