u16 wvalue;
        u16 index;
        __le32 data;
+       int ret;
 
        request = REALTEK_USB_VENQT_CMD_REQ;
        index = REALTEK_USB_VENQT_CMD_IDX; /* n/a */
        wvalue = (u16)(addr&0x0000ffff);
        data = cpu_to_le32(val);
-       _usbctrl_vendorreq_async_write(udev, request, wvalue, index, &data,
-                                      len);
+
+       ret = _usbctrl_vendorreq_async_write(udev, request, wvalue,
+                                            index, &data, len);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               dev_err(&udev->dev, "error %d writing at 0x%x\n", ret, addr);
 }
 
 static void _usb_write8_async(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr, u8 val)
        _usb_write_async(to_usb_device(dev), addr, val, 4);
 }
 
-static void _usb_writen_sync(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr, void *data,
-                            u16 len)
-{
-       struct device *dev = rtlpriv->io.dev;
-       struct usb_device *udev = to_usb_device(dev);
-       u8 request = REALTEK_USB_VENQT_CMD_REQ;
-       u8 reqtype =  REALTEK_USB_VENQT_WRITE;
-       u16 wvalue;
-       u16 index = REALTEK_USB_VENQT_CMD_IDX;
-       int pipe = usb_sndctrlpipe(udev, 0); /* write_out */
-       u8 *buffer;
-
-       wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
-       buffer = kmemdup(data, len, GFP_ATOMIC);
-       if (!buffer)
-               return;
-       usb_control_msg(udev, pipe, request, reqtype, wvalue,
-                       index, buffer, len, 50);
-
-       kfree(buffer);
-}
-
 static void _rtl_usb_io_handler_init(struct device *dev,
                                     struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
        rtlpriv->io.read8_sync          = _usb_read8_sync;
        rtlpriv->io.read16_sync         = _usb_read16_sync;
        rtlpriv->io.read32_sync         = _usb_read32_sync;
-       rtlpriv->io.writen_sync         = _usb_writen_sync;
 }
 
 static void _rtl_usb_io_handler_release(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
        void (*write8_async)(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr, u8 val);
        void (*write16_async)(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr, u16 val);
        void (*write32_async)(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr, u32 val);
-       void (*writen_sync)(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr, void *buf,
-                           u16 len);
 
        u8 (*read8_sync)(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr);
        u16 (*read16_sync)(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv, u32 addr);