int rtl88eu_download_fw(struct adapter *adapt)
 {
-       struct hal_data_8188e *rtlhal = GET_HAL_DATA(adapt);
        struct dvobj_priv *dvobj = adapter_to_dvobj(adapt);
        struct device *device = dvobj_to_dev(dvobj);
        const struct firmware *fw;
        const char fw_name[] = "rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin";
        struct rtl92c_firmware_header *pfwheader = NULL;
-       u8 *download_data;
+       u8 *download_data, *fw_data;
        size_t download_size;
        unsigned int trailing_zeros_length;
 
 
        trailing_zeros_length = (4 - fw->size % 4) % 4;
 
-       rtlhal->fwsize = fw->size;
-       rtlhal->pfirmware = kmalloc(fw->size + trailing_zeros_length,
-                                   GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!rtlhal->pfirmware)
+       fw_data = kmalloc(fw->size + trailing_zeros_length, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!fw_data)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       memcpy(rtlhal->pfirmware, fw->data, fw->size);
-       memset(rtlhal->pfirmware + fw->size, 0, trailing_zeros_length);
+       memcpy(fw_data, fw->data, fw->size);
+       memset(fw_data + fw->size, 0, trailing_zeros_length);
 
-       pfwheader = (struct rtl92c_firmware_header *)rtlhal->pfirmware;
+       pfwheader = (struct rtl92c_firmware_header *)fw_data;
 
        if (IS_FW_HEADER_EXIST(pfwheader)) {
-               download_data = rtlhal->pfirmware + 32;
+               download_data = fw_data + 32;
                download_size = fw->size + trailing_zeros_length - 32;
        } else {
-               download_data = rtlhal->pfirmware;
+               download_data = fw_data;
                download_size = fw->size + trailing_zeros_length;
        }
 
        _rtl88e_write_fw(adapt, download_data, download_size);
        _rtl88e_enable_fw_download(adapt, false);
 
+       kfree(fw_data);
        return _rtl88e_fw_free_to_go(adapt);
 }
 
 static int netdev_close(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 {
        struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)rtw_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
-       struct hal_data_8188e *rtlhal = GET_HAL_DATA(padapter);
 
        RT_TRACE(_module_os_intfs_c_, _drv_info_, ("+88eu_drv - drv_close\n"));
 
                rtw_led_control(padapter, LED_CTL_POWER_OFF);
        }
 
-       kfree(rtlhal->pfirmware);
-       rtlhal->pfirmware = NULL;
-
        RT_TRACE(_module_os_intfs_c_, _drv_info_, ("-88eu_drv - drv_close\n"));
        DBG_88E("-88eu_drv - drv_close, bup =%d\n", padapter->bup);
        return 0;