diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c
index dbb84e00077f..2f90f60f1681 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_security.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void rtw_wep_encrypt(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pxmitframe)
 
 	pframe = ((struct xmit_frame *)pxmitframe)->buf_addr + hw_hdr_offset;
 
-	crypto_ops = try_then_request_module(lib80211_get_crypto_ops("WEP"), "lib80211_crypt_wep");
+	crypto_ops = lib80211_get_crypto_ops("WEP");
 
 	if (!crypto_ops)
 		return;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int rtw_wep_decrypt(struct adapter  *padapter, u8 *precvframe)
 		void *crypto_private = NULL;
 		int status = _SUCCESS;
 		const int keyindex = prxattrib->key_index;
-		struct lib80211_crypto_ops *crypto_ops = try_then_request_module(lib80211_get_crypto_ops("WEP"), "lib80211_crypt_wep");
+		struct lib80211_crypto_ops *crypto_ops = lib80211_get_crypto_ops("WEP");
 		char iv[4], icv[4];
 
 		if (!crypto_ops) {