diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
index 34018a17f54b..d50ddc6683bd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
@@ -3,21 +3,6 @@
 #include "wilc_wfi_netdevice.h"
 #include "wilc_wlan_cfg.h"
 
-static u32 dbgflag = N_INIT | N_ERR | N_INTR | N_TXQ | N_RXQ;
-
-/* FIXME: replace with dev_debug() */
-static void wilc_debug(u32 flag, char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	char buf[256];
-	va_list args;
-
-	if (flag & dbgflag) {
-		va_start(args, fmt);
-		vsprintf(buf, fmt, args);
-		va_end(args);
-	}
-}
-
 static CHIP_PS_STATE_T chip_ps_state = CHIP_WAKEDUP;
 
 static inline void acquire_bus(struct wilc *wilc, BUS_ACQUIRE_T acquire)
@@ -1448,7 +1433,7 @@ int wilc_wlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto _fail_;
 	}
 
-	if (!wilc_wlan_cfg_init(wilc_debug)) {
+	if (!wilc_wlan_cfg_init()) {
 		ret = -ENOBUFS;
 		goto _fail_;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.c
index deff88655f25..b992243f9a48 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ int wilc_wlan_cfg_indicate_rx(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *frame, int size,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int wilc_wlan_cfg_init(wilc_debug_func func)
+int wilc_wlan_cfg_init(void)
 {
 	memset((void *)&g_mac, 0, sizeof(struct wilc_mac_cfg));
 	return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.h
index 9b74cc326001..b8641a273547 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_cfg.h
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ int wilc_wlan_cfg_get_wid(u8 *frame, u32 offset, u16 id);
 int wilc_wlan_cfg_get_wid_value(u16 wid, u8 *buffer, u32 buffer_size);
 int wilc_wlan_cfg_indicate_rx(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *frame, int size,
 			      struct wilc_cfg_rsp *rsp);
-int wilc_wlan_cfg_init(wilc_debug_func func);
+int wilc_wlan_cfg_init(void);
 
 #endif