diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 7b883c0b60d7..02e6b1338440 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -176,19 +176,16 @@ static void deinit_irq(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-void wilc_mac_indicate(struct wilc *wilc, int flag)
+void wilc_mac_indicate(struct wilc *wilc)
 {
 	int status;
 
-	if (flag == WILC_MAC_INDICATE_STATUS) {
-		wilc_wlan_cfg_get_val(WID_STATUS,
-				      (unsigned char *)&status, 4);
-		if (wilc->mac_status == MAC_STATUS_INIT) {
-			wilc->mac_status = status;
-			complete(&wilc->sync_event);
-		} else {
-			wilc->mac_status = status;
-		}
+	wilc_wlan_cfg_get_val(WID_STATUS, (unsigned char *)&status, 4);
+	if (wilc->mac_status == MAC_STATUS_INIT) {
+		wilc->mac_status = status;
+		complete(&wilc->sync_event);
+	} else {
+		wilc->mac_status = status;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
index 884992483180..607dae037267 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct wilc_wfi_mon_priv {
 };
 
 void wilc_frmw_to_linux(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *buff, u32 size, u32 pkt_offset);
-void wilc_mac_indicate(struct wilc *wilc, int flag);
+void wilc_mac_indicate(struct wilc *wilc);
 void wilc_netdev_cleanup(struct wilc *wilc);
 int wilc_netdev_init(struct wilc **wilc, struct device *dev, int io_type,
 		     int gpio, const struct wilc_hif_func *ops);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
index 7147e0c6a048..d4ebbf67e50b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
@@ -816,12 +816,7 @@ static void wilc_wlan_handle_rx_buff(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *buffer, int size)
 					if (wilc->cfg_seq_no == rsp.seq_no)
 						complete(&wilc->cfg_event);
 				} else if (rsp.type == WILC_CFG_RSP_STATUS) {
-					wilc_mac_indicate(wilc,
-							  WILC_MAC_INDICATE_STATUS);
-
-				} else if (rsp.type == WILC_CFG_RSP_SCAN) {
-					wilc_mac_indicate(wilc,
-							  WILC_MAC_INDICATE_SCAN);
+					wilc_mac_indicate(wilc);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
index aa0731e9ddf0..e4a7bf5df65b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan_if.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ struct sdio_cmd53 {
 	u32 block_size;
 };
 
-#define WILC_MAC_INDICATE_STATUS	0x1
-#define WILC_MAC_INDICATE_SCAN		0x2
-
 #define MAC_STATUS_INIT			-1
 #define MAC_STATUS_CONNECTED		1
 #define MAC_STATUS_DISCONNECTED		0