return ret_val;
 }
 
-static int linux_wlan_rxq_task(void *vp)
-{
-
-       /* inform wilc1000_wlan_init that RXQ task is started. */
-       up(&g_linux_wlan->rxq_thread_started);
-       while (1) {
-               down(&g_linux_wlan->rxq_event);
-               /* wait_for_completion(&g_linux_wlan->rxq_event); */
-
-               if (g_linux_wlan->close) {
-                       /*Unlock the mutex in the mac_close function to indicate the exiting of the RX thread */
-                       up(&g_linux_wlan->rxq_thread_started);
-
-                       while (!kthread_should_stop())
-                               schedule();
-
-                       PRINT_D(RX_DBG, " RX thread stopped\n");
-                       break;
-               }
-               PRINT_D(RX_DBG, "Calling wlan_handle_rx_que()\n");
-
-               g_linux_wlan->oup.wlan_handle_rx_que();
-       }
-       return 0;
-}
-
 #define USE_TX_BACKOFF_DELAY_IF_NO_BUFFERS
 
 static int linux_wlan_txq_task(void *vp)