diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
index 95b27b4df7053..0b46af1755ed4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.c
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ void Hal_ReadThermalMeter_88E(struct adapter *Adapter, u8 *PROMContent, bool Aut
 		pHalData->EEPROMThermalMeter = EEPROM_Default_ThermalMeter_88E;
 
 	if (pHalData->EEPROMThermalMeter == 0xff || AutoloadFail) {
-		pHalData->bAPKThermalMeterIgnore = true;
 		pHalData->EEPROMThermalMeter = EEPROM_Default_ThermalMeter_88E;
 	}
 	DBG_88E("ThermalMeter = 0x%x\n", pHalData->EEPROMThermalMeter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
index 20049bdf39f5f..0bfab5990d279 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtl8188e_hal.h
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ struct hal_data_8188e {
 
 	u8	bTXPowerDataReadFromEEPORM;
 	u8	EEPROMThermalMeter;
-	u8	bAPKThermalMeterIgnore;
 
 	bool	EepromOrEfuse;