diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c b/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c
index 39ca9b9878f8..c1e2562ac65b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb.c
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ static const struct ieee80211_ops wbsoft_ops = {
 struct wbsoft_priv {
 };
 
-
-// Usb kernel subsystem will call this function when a new device is plugged into.
-int wb35_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id_table)
+static int wb35_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id_table)
 {
 	PADAPTER	Adapter;
 	PWBLINUX	pWbLinux;
@@ -334,30 +332,7 @@ WbUsb_destroy(phw_data_t pHwData)
 {
 }
 
-int wb35_open(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	/* netdev_priv() or netdev->ml_priv should reference to the address of
-	 * private data(PADAPTER). It depends on whether private data memory is
-	 * allocated when alloc_netdev().
-	 */
-	PADAPTER Adapter = (PADAPTER)netdev_priv(netdev);
-	phw_data_t pHwData = &Adapter->sHwData;
-
-        netif_start_queue(netdev);
-
-	//TODO : put here temporarily
-	hal_set_accept_broadcast(pHwData, 1); // open accept broadcast
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int wb35_close(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	netif_stop_queue(netdev);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void wb35_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
+static void wb35_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
 	PWBLINUX pWbLinux;
 	PADAPTER Adapter = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb_f.h b/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb_f.h
index cae29e107e11..9a69008e830c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb_f.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/winbond/linux/wbusb_f.h
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ void WbUsb_destroy(phw_data_t pHwData);
 unsigned char WbWLanInitialize(PADAPTER Adapter);
 #define	WbUsb_Stop( _A )
 
-int wb35_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,const struct usb_device_id *id_table);
-void wb35_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf);
-
-
 #define wb_usb_submit_urb(_A) usb_submit_urb(_A, GFP_ATOMIC)
 #define wb_usb_alloc_urb(_A) usb_alloc_urb(_A, GFP_ATOMIC)