diff --git a/core/rtw_recv.c b/core/rtw_recv.c
index 29da0ef..3f71b55 100644
--- a/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ _func_exit_;
 void rtw_mfree_recv_priv_lock(struct recv_priv *precvpriv)
 {
 	_rtw_spinlock_free(&precvpriv->lock);
-#ifdef CONFIG_RECV_THREAD_MODE
-	_rtw_free_sema(&precvpriv->recv_sema);
-	_rtw_free_sema(&precvpriv->terminate_recvthread_sema);
-#endif
-
 	_rtw_spinlock_free(&precvpriv->free_recv_queue.lock);
 	_rtw_spinlock_free(&precvpriv->recv_pending_queue.lock);
 
diff --git a/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c b/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
index a008906..2c3c9b2 100644
--- a/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
+++ b/hal/rtl8188eu_recv.c
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ int	rtl8188eu_init_recv_priv(_adapter *padapter)
 	int	i, res = _SUCCESS;
 	struct recv_buf *precvbuf;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RECV_THREAD_MODE
-	_rtw_init_sema(&precvpriv->recv_sema, 0);/* will be removed */
-	_rtw_init_sema(&precvpriv->terminate_recvthread_sema, 0);/* will be removed */
-#endif
-
 	tasklet_init(&precvpriv->recv_tasklet,
 	     (void(*)(unsigned long))rtl8188eu_recv_tasklet,
 	     (unsigned long)padapter);
diff --git a/include/rtw_recv.h b/include/rtw_recv.h
index acc7a66..96a2340 100644
--- a/include/rtw_recv.h
+++ b/include/rtw_recv.h
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ using enter_critical section to protect
 struct recv_priv
 {
 	_lock	lock;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_RECV_THREAD_MODE
-	_sema	recv_sema;
-	_sema	terminate_recvthread_sema;
-#endif
 	_queue	free_recv_queue;
 	_queue	recv_pending_queue;
 	_queue	uc_swdec_pending_queue;
diff --git a/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 82993a6..4b28f0f 100644
--- a/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -945,12 +945,6 @@ u32 rtw_start_drv_threads(_adapter *padapter)
 
 	RT_TRACE(_module_os_intfs_c_,_drv_info_,("+rtw_start_drv_threads\n"));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RECV_THREAD_MODE
-	padapter->recvThread = kthread_run(rtw_recv_thread, padapter, "RTW_RECV_THREAD");
-	if (IS_ERR(padapter->recvThread))
-		_status = _FAIL;
-#endif
-
 	padapter->cmdThread = kthread_run(rtw_cmd_thread, padapter, "RTW_CMD_THREAD");
         if (IS_ERR(padapter->cmdThread))
 		_status = _FAIL;
@@ -983,12 +977,6 @@ void rtw_stop_drv_threads (_adapter *padapter)
 	}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RECV_THREAD_MODE
-	// Below is to termindate rx_thread...
-	_rtw_up_sema(&padapter->recvpriv.recv_sema);
-	_rtw_down_sema(&padapter->recvpriv.terminate_recvthread_sema);
-	RT_TRACE(_module_os_intfs_c_,_drv_info_,("\n drv_halt:recv_thread can be terminated!\n"));
-#endif
 	rtw_hal_stop_thread(padapter);
 }