diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HT.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HT.h
index cc754e8..f7076d7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HT.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HT.h
@@ -343,16 +343,6 @@
 extern u8 MCS_FILTER_ALL[16];
 extern u8 MCS_FILTER_1SS[16];
 
-#define PICK_RATE(_nLegacyRate, _nMcsRate)	\
-		((_nMcsRate == 0) ? (_nLegacyRate&0x7f) : (_nMcsRate))
-#define	LEGACY_WIRELESS_MODE	IEEE_MODE_MASK
-
-#define CURRENT_RATE(WirelessMode, LegacyRate, HTRate)	\
-			(((WirelessMode & (LEGACY_WIRELESS_MODE)) != 0) ? \
-			(LegacyRate) : (PICK_RATE(LegacyRate, HTRate)))
-
-
-
 #define	RATE_ADPT_1SS_MASK		0xFF
 #define	RATE_ADPT_2SS_MASK		0xF0
 #define	RATE_ADPT_MCS32_MASK		0x01
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c
index 7c0af26..f6d0257 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c
@@ -550,6 +550,17 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static u8 rtllib_current_rate(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
+{
+	if (ieee->mode & IEEE_MODE_MASK)
+		return ieee->rate;
+
+	if (ieee->HTCurrentOperaRate)
+		return ieee->HTCurrentOperaRate;
+	else
+		return ieee->rate & 0x7F;
+}
+
 int rtllib_xmit_inter(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rtllib_device *ieee = (struct rtllib_device *)
@@ -904,8 +915,7 @@
 			if (tcb_desc->bMulticast ||  tcb_desc->bBroadcast)
 				tcb_desc->data_rate = ieee->basic_rate;
 			else
-				tcb_desc->data_rate = CURRENT_RATE(ieee->mode,
-					ieee->rate, ieee->HTCurrentOperaRate);
+				tcb_desc->data_rate = rtllib_current_rate(ieee);
 
 			if (bdhcp) {
 				if (ieee->pHTInfo->IOTAction &