diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
index 44846e96b2ab..e69845545f6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -2710,9 +2710,6 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Larry Finger	<Larry.FInger@lwfinger.net>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Realtek 802.11n PCI wireless core");
 
-struct rtl_global_var rtl_global_var = {};
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtl_global_var);
-
 static int __init rtl_core_module_init(void)
 {
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(TX_PWR_BY_RATE_NUM_RATE < TX_PWR_BY_RATE_NUM_SECTION);
@@ -2726,10 +2723,6 @@ static int __init rtl_core_module_init(void)
 	/* add debugfs */
 	rtl_debugfs_add_topdir();
 
-	/* init some global vars */
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rtl_global_var.glb_priv_list);
-	spin_lock_init(&rtl_global_var.glb_list_lock);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h
index f081a9a90563..f3a6a43a42ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/base.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ int rtl_send_smps_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 u8 *rtl_find_ie(u8 *data, unsigned int len, u8 ie);
 void rtl_recognize_peer(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *data, unsigned int len);
 u8 rtl_tid_to_ac(u8 tid);
-extern struct rtl_global_var rtl_global_var;
 void rtl_phy_scan_operation_backup(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 operation);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
index 99504e3daf6c..071537ee7165 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
@@ -295,46 +295,6 @@ static bool rtl_pci_get_amd_l1_patch(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static bool rtl_pci_check_buddy_priv(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-				     struct rtl_priv **buddy_priv)
-{
-	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
-	struct rtl_pci_priv *pcipriv = rtl_pcipriv(hw);
-	struct rtl_priv *tpriv = NULL, *iter;
-	struct rtl_pci_priv *tpcipriv = NULL;
-
-	if (!list_empty(&rtlpriv->glb_var->glb_priv_list)) {
-		list_for_each_entry(iter, &rtlpriv->glb_var->glb_priv_list,
-				    list) {
-			tpcipriv = (struct rtl_pci_priv *)iter->priv;
-			rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_LOUD,
-				"pcipriv->ndis_adapter.funcnumber %x\n",
-				pcipriv->ndis_adapter.funcnumber);
-			rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_LOUD,
-				"tpcipriv->ndis_adapter.funcnumber %x\n",
-				tpcipriv->ndis_adapter.funcnumber);
-
-			if (pcipriv->ndis_adapter.busnumber ==
-			    tpcipriv->ndis_adapter.busnumber &&
-			    pcipriv->ndis_adapter.devnumber ==
-			    tpcipriv->ndis_adapter.devnumber &&
-			    pcipriv->ndis_adapter.funcnumber !=
-			    tpcipriv->ndis_adapter.funcnumber) {
-				tpriv = iter;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_LOUD,
-		"find_buddy_priv %d\n", tpriv != NULL);
-
-	if (tpriv)
-		*buddy_priv = tpriv;
-
-	return tpriv != NULL;
-}
-
 static void rtl_pci_parse_configuration(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 					struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
@@ -2013,7 +1973,6 @@ static bool _rtl_pci_find_adapter(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		pcipriv->ndis_adapter.amd_l1_patch);
 
 	rtl_pci_parse_configuration(pdev, hw);
-	list_add_tail(&rtlpriv->list, &rtlpriv->glb_var->glb_priv_list);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -2160,7 +2119,6 @@ int rtl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	rtlpriv->rtlhal.interface = INTF_PCI;
 	rtlpriv->cfg = (struct rtl_hal_cfg *)(id->driver_data);
 	rtlpriv->intf_ops = &rtl_pci_ops;
-	rtlpriv->glb_var = &rtl_global_var;
 	rtl_efuse_ops_init(hw);
 
 	/* MEM map */
@@ -2318,7 +2276,6 @@ void rtl_pci_disconnect(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (rtlpci->using_msi)
 		pci_disable_msi(rtlpci->pdev);
 
-	list_del(&rtlpriv->list);
 	if (rtlpriv->io.pci_mem_start != 0) {
 		pci_iounmap(pdev, (void __iomem *)rtlpriv->io.pci_mem_start);
 		pci_release_regions(pdev);
@@ -2378,7 +2335,6 @@ const struct rtl_intf_ops rtl_pci_ops = {
 	.read_efuse_byte = read_efuse_byte,
 	.adapter_start = rtl_pci_start,
 	.adapter_stop = rtl_pci_stop,
-	.check_buddy_priv = rtl_pci_check_buddy_priv,
 	.adapter_tx = rtl_pci_tx,
 	.flush = rtl_pci_flush,
 	.reset_trx_ring = rtl_pci_reset_trx_ring,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
index d461c22aa9ed..a8b5db365a30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
@@ -2335,8 +2335,6 @@ struct rtl_intf_ops {
 	void (*read_efuse_byte)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u16 _offset, u8 *pbuf);
 	int (*adapter_start)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 	void (*adapter_stop)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
-	bool (*check_buddy_priv)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-				 struct rtl_priv **buddy_priv);
 
 	int (*adapter_tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			  struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
@@ -2580,14 +2578,6 @@ struct dig_t {
 	u32 rssi_max;
 };
 
-struct rtl_global_var {
-	/* from this list we can get
-	 * other adapter's rtl_priv
-	 */
-	struct list_head glb_priv_list;
-	spinlock_t glb_list_lock;
-};
-
 #define IN_4WAY_TIMEOUT_TIME	(30 * MSEC_PER_SEC)	/* 30 seconds */
 
 struct rtl_btc_info {
@@ -2733,9 +2723,7 @@ struct rtl_scan_list {
 struct rtl_priv {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
 	struct completion firmware_loading_complete;
-	struct list_head list;
 	struct rtl_priv *buddy_priv;
-	struct rtl_global_var *glb_var;
 	struct rtl_dmsp_ctl dmsp_ctl;
 	struct rtl_locks locks;
 	struct rtl_works works;