diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
index ff3cb09c57a6..30e965c410ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
@@ -117,34 +117,6 @@ static void r871x_internal_cmd_hdl(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
 	kfree(pdrvcmd->pbuf);
 }
 
-static u8 read_macreg_hdl(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
-{
-	void (*pcmd_callback)(struct _adapter *dev, struct cmd_obj	*pcmd);
-	struct cmd_obj *pcmd  = (struct cmd_obj *)pbuf;
-
-	/*  invoke cmd->callback function */
-	pcmd_callback = cmd_callback[pcmd->cmdcode].callback;
-	if (!pcmd_callback)
-		r8712_free_cmd_obj(pcmd);
-	else
-		pcmd_callback(padapter, pcmd);
-	return H2C_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static u8 write_macreg_hdl(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
-{
-	void (*pcmd_callback)(struct _adapter *dev, struct cmd_obj	*pcmd);
-	struct cmd_obj *pcmd  = (struct cmd_obj *)pbuf;
-
-	/*  invoke cmd->callback function */
-	pcmd_callback = cmd_callback[pcmd->cmdcode].callback;
-	if (!pcmd_callback)
-		r8712_free_cmd_obj(pcmd);
-	else
-		pcmd_callback(padapter, pcmd);
-	return H2C_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 static u8 read_bbreg_hdl(struct _adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
 {
 	struct cmd_obj *pcmd  = (struct cmd_obj *)pbuf;
@@ -213,14 +185,6 @@ static struct cmd_obj *cmd_hdl_filter(struct _adapter *padapter,
 	pcmd_r = NULL;
 
 	switch (pcmd->cmdcode) {
-	case GEN_CMD_CODE(_Read_MACREG):
-		read_macreg_hdl(padapter, (u8 *)pcmd);
-		pcmd_r = pcmd;
-		break;
-	case GEN_CMD_CODE(_Write_MACREG):
-		write_macreg_hdl(padapter, (u8 *)pcmd);
-		pcmd_r = pcmd;
-		break;
 	case GEN_CMD_CODE(_Read_BBREG):
 		read_bbreg_hdl(padapter, (u8 *)pcmd);
 		break;