diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c
index 455b87e7548b..901cdfe3723c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.c
@@ -8,26 +8,6 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RTLWIFI_DEBUG
-void _rtl_dbg_out(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u64 comp, int level,
-		  const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	if (unlikely((comp & rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->debug_mask) &&
-		     level <= rtlpriv->cfg->mod_params->debug_level)) {
-		struct va_format vaf;
-		va_list args;
-
-		va_start(args, fmt);
-
-		vaf.fmt = fmt;
-		vaf.va = &args;
-
-		pr_info(":<%lx> %pV", in_interrupt(), &vaf);
-
-		va_end(args);
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(_rtl_dbg_out);
-
 void _rtl_dbg_print(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u64 comp, int level,
 		    const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.h
index 6028f1ffa5da..1c0bcf8ec1a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/debug.h
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ enum dbgp_flag_e {
 
 struct rtl_priv;
 
-__printf(4, 5)
-void _rtl_dbg_out(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u64 comp, int level,
-		  const char *fmt, ...);
-
 __printf(4, 5)
 void _rtl_dbg_print(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u64 comp, int level,
 		    const char *fmt, ...);
@@ -160,8 +156,8 @@ void _rtl_dbg_print_data(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u64 comp, int level,
 			 const char *titlestring,
 			 const void *hexdata, int hexdatalen);
 
-#define rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, comp, level, fmt, ...)			\
-	_rtl_dbg_out(rtlpriv, comp, level,				\
+#define rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, comp, level, fmt, ...)				\
+	_rtl_dbg_print(rtlpriv, comp, level,				\
 		       fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #define RTPRINT(rtlpriv, dbgtype, dbgflag, fmt, ...)			\