diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
index e65c9825ea5a..52af85fe538d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  *      CARDbAddBasicRate - Add to BasicRateSet
  *      CARDbIsOFDMinBasicRate - Check if any OFDM rate is in BasicRateSet
  *      CARDvSetLoopbackMode - Set Loopback mode
- *      CARDbSoftwareReset - Sortware reset NIC
  *      CARDqGetTSFOffset - Calculate TSFOffset
  *      CARDbGetCurrentTSF - Read Current NIC TSF counter
  *      CARDqGetNextTBTT - Calculate Next Beacon TSF counter
@@ -843,26 +842,6 @@ void CARDvSetLoopbackMode(struct vnt_private *priv,
 	/* set Baseband loopback */
 }
 
-/*
- * Description: Software Reset NIC
- *
- * Parameters:
- *  In:
- *      priv         - The adapter to be reset
- *  Out:
- *      none
- *
- * Return Value: none
- */
-bool CARDbSoftwareReset(struct vnt_private *priv)
-{
-	/* reset MAC */
-	if (!MACbSafeSoftwareReset(priv))
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 /*
  * Description: Calculate TSF offset of two TSF input
  *              Get TSF Offset from RxBCN's TSF and local TSF
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.h b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.h
index 337266add6b2..a811ac8942a0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ void CARDvUpdateBasicTopRate(struct vnt_private *priv);
 bool CARDbIsOFDMinBasicRate(struct vnt_private *priv);
 void CARDvSetLoopbackMode(struct vnt_private *priv,
 			  unsigned short wLoopbackMode);
-bool CARDbSoftwareReset(struct vnt_private *priv);
 void CARDvSetFirstNextTBTT(struct vnt_private *priv,
 			   unsigned short wBeaconInterval);
 void CARDvUpdateNextTBTT(struct vnt_private *priv, u64 qwTSF,