diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index be66f658308c35c3c117c07e06bb743481581261..b044d98a1370207422d129689bb43b35766fc76f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ rpcrdma_ia_open(struct rpcrdma_xprt *xprt, struct sockaddr *addr, int memreg)
 	dprintk("RPC:       %s: memory registration strategy is '%s'\n",
 		__func__, ia->ri_ops->ro_displayname);
 
-	rwlock_init(&ia->ri_qplock);
 	return 0;
 
 out3:
@@ -672,10 +671,8 @@ rpcrdma_ep_connect(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		write_lock(&ia->ri_qplock);
 		old = ia->ri_id;
 		ia->ri_id = id;
-		write_unlock(&ia->ri_qplock);
 
 		rdma_destroy_qp(old);
 		rpcrdma_destroy_id(old);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index 512bbdcc7d760ab30796f97caa506ea3ba27ec2b..95cdc66225ee1f52542119b7a2e152b888cf46b0 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
  */
 struct rpcrdma_ia {
 	const struct rpcrdma_memreg_ops	*ri_ops;
-	rwlock_t		ri_qplock;
 	struct ib_device	*ri_device;
 	struct rdma_cm_id 	*ri_id;
 	struct ib_pd		*ri_pd;