diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 6e5bccc..724b4bd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -4609,14 +4609,6 @@
 	return (void *)pNewJoinBssParam;
 }
 
-void wilc_free_join_params(void *pJoinParams)
-{
-	if ((struct bss_param *)pJoinParams)
-		kfree((struct bss_param *)pJoinParams);
-	else
-		PRINT_ER("Unable to FREE null pointer\n");
-}
-
 s32 wilc_del_all_rx_ba_session(struct wilc_vif *vif, char *pBSSID, char TID)
 {
 	s32 result = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index fa5d292..7ac85f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -365,9 +365,6 @@
 s32 wilc_frame_register(struct wilc_vif *vif, u16 u16FrameType, bool bReg);
 int wilc_set_wfi_drv_handler(struct wilc_vif *vif, int index);
 int wilc_set_operation_mode(struct wilc_vif *vif, u32 mode);
-
-void wilc_free_join_params(void *pJoinParams);
-
 s32 wilc_get_statistics(struct wilc_vif *vif, struct rf_info *pstrStatistics);
 void wilc_resolve_disconnect_aberration(struct wilc_vif *vif);
 int wilc_get_vif_idx(struct wilc_vif *vif);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 53fb2d4..be5704b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 				last_scanned_shadow[last_scanned_cnt].pu8IEs = NULL;
 			}
 
-			wilc_free_join_params(last_scanned_shadow[i].pJoinParams);
+			kfree(last_scanned_shadow[i].pJoinParams);
 			last_scanned_shadow[i].pJoinParams = NULL;
 		}
 		last_scanned_cnt = 0;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 			kfree(last_scanned_shadow[i].pu8IEs);
 			last_scanned_shadow[i].pu8IEs = NULL;
 
-			wilc_free_join_params(last_scanned_shadow[i].pJoinParams);
+			kfree(last_scanned_shadow[i].pJoinParams);
 
 			for (j = i; (j < last_scanned_cnt - 1); j++)
 				last_scanned_shadow[j] = last_scanned_shadow[j + 1];
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 	last_scanned_shadow[ap_index].u32TimeRcvdInScanCached = jiffies;
 	last_scanned_shadow[ap_index].u8Found = 1;
 	if (ap_found != -1)
-		wilc_free_join_params(last_scanned_shadow[ap_index].pJoinParams);
+		kfree(last_scanned_shadow[ap_index].pJoinParams);
 	last_scanned_shadow[ap_index].pJoinParams = pJoinParams;
 }