diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index e278d9408a85..9e222471e916 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ static struct notifier_block g_dev_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = dev_state_ev_handler
 };
 
-#define wilc_wlan_deinit(nic)	{ if (&g_linux_wlan->oup != NULL)	 \
-		if (g_linux_wlan->oup.wlan_cleanup != NULL) \
-			g_linux_wlan->oup.wlan_cleanup(); }
-
 #define IRQ_WAIT	1
 #define IRQ_NO_WAIT	0
 /*
@@ -983,7 +979,7 @@ void wilc1000_wlan_deinit(linux_wlan_t *nic)
 		wilc_wlan_stop();
 
 		PRINT_D(INIT_DBG, "Deinitializing WILC Wlan\n");
-		wilc_wlan_deinit(nic);
+		wilc_wlan_cleanup();
 #if (defined WILC_SDIO) && (!defined WILC_SDIO_IRQ_GPIO)
   #if defined(PLAT_ALLWINNER_A20) || defined(PLAT_ALLWINNER_A23) || defined(PLAT_ALLWINNER_A31)
 		PRINT_D(INIT_DBG, "Disabling IRQ 2\n");
@@ -1132,7 +1128,7 @@ u8 wilc1000_prepare_11b_core(wilc_wlan_inp_t *nwi,	wilc_wlan_oup_t *nwo, linux_w
 
 	while ((core_11b_ready() && (READY_CHECK_THRESHOLD > (trials++)))) {
 		PRINT_D(INIT_DBG, "11b core not ready yet: %u\n", trials);
-		wilc_wlan_deinit(nic);
+		wilc_wlan_cleanup();
 		wilc_wlan_global_reset();
 		sdio_unregister_driver(&wilc_bus);
 
@@ -1330,7 +1326,7 @@ int wilc1000_wlan_init(struct net_device *dev, perInterface_wlan_t *p_nic)
 _fail_threads_:
 		wlan_deinitialize_threads(g_linux_wlan);
 _fail_wilc_wlan_:
-		wilc_wlan_deinit(g_linux_wlan);
+		wilc_wlan_cleanup();
 _fail_locks_:
 		wlan_deinit_locks(g_linux_wlan);
 		PRINT_ER("WLAN Iinitialization FAILED\n");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
index e9af7451e37a..d352f2442049 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ int wilc_wlan_stop(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void wilc_wlan_cleanup(void)
+void wilc_wlan_cleanup(void)
 {
 	wilc_wlan_dev_t *p = (wilc_wlan_dev_t *)&g_wlan;
 	struct txq_entry_t *tqe;
@@ -2028,7 +2028,6 @@ int wilc_wlan_init(wilc_wlan_inp_t *inp, wilc_wlan_oup_t *oup)
 	/**
 	 *      export functions
 	 **/
-	oup->wlan_cleanup = wilc_wlan_cleanup;
 	oup->wlan_cfg_set = wilc_wlan_cfg_set;
 	oup->wlan_cfg_get = wilc_wlan_cfg_get;
 	oup->wlan_cfg_get_value = wilc_wlan_cfg_get_val;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.h
index 2054ad5693e2..198ddb7c449a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.h
@@ -312,4 +312,5 @@ int wilc_wlan_txq_add_net_pkt(void *priv, u8 *buffer, u32 buffer_size,
 			      wilc_tx_complete_func_t func);
 int wilc_wlan_handle_txq(u32 *pu32TxqCount);
 void wilc_handle_isr(void);
+void wilc_wlan_cleanup(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
index 91bf68abf09b..624b99f09c20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ typedef void (*wilc_tx_complete_func_t)(void *, int);
 #define WILC_TX_ERR_NO_BUF	(-2)
 
 typedef struct {
-	void (*wlan_cleanup)(void);
 	int (*wlan_cfg_set)(int, u32, u8 *, u32, int, u32);
 	int (*wlan_cfg_get)(int, u32, int, u32);
 	int (*wlan_cfg_get_value)(u32, u8 *, u32);