diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
index 8d3424b257e6..987445a0ab0a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ struct recv_buf {
 	u32	len;
 	struct urb *purb;
 	u32 alloc_sz;
-	u8  irp_pending;
 	struct sk_buff *pskb;
 	u8	reuse;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
index 99b5910e20f3..7f9b6545b625 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/recv_linux.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ int rtw_os_recvbuf_resource_alloc(struct adapter *padapter,
 {
 	int res = _SUCCESS;
 
-	precvbuf->irp_pending = false;
 	precvbuf->purb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (precvbuf->purb == NULL)
 		res = _FAIL;
@@ -229,9 +228,8 @@ void rtw_os_read_port(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_buf *precvbuf)
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(precvbuf->pskb);
 	precvbuf->pskb = NULL;
 	precvbuf->reuse = false;
-	if (!precvbuf->irp_pending)
-		rtw_read_port(padapter, precvpriv->ff_hwaddr, 0,
-			      (unsigned char *)precvbuf);
+	rtw_read_port(padapter, precvpriv->ff_hwaddr, 0,
+			(unsigned char *)precvbuf);
 }
 
 static void _rtw_reordering_ctrl_timeout_handler(void *func_context)