diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
index cf7570f..aaebac6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -1077,8 +1077,5 @@
 #define NDIS_PACKET_TYPE_MAC_FRAME	0x00000800
 
 
-/* Interface */
-
-extern int rndis_filter_init(struct netvsc_driver *driver);
 
 #endif /* _HYPERV_NET_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
index 2eaa667..41cbb26 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
@@ -1168,12 +1168,9 @@
  */
 int netvsc_initialize(struct hv_driver *drv)
 {
-	struct netvsc_driver *driver =
-		drv_to_netvscdrv(&drv->driver);
 
 	drv->name = driver_name;
 	memcpy(&drv->dev_type, &netvsc_device_type, sizeof(struct hv_guid));
 
-	rndis_filter_init(driver);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
index ec68c75..60ebdb1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -568,11 +568,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int rndis_filter_init(struct netvsc_driver *drv)
-{
-
-	return 0;
-}
 
 static int rndis_filter_init_device(struct rndis_device *dev)
 {