diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
index f7ab0dfe10341b4437f13eceb16a98aa0920430e..7aa8e90bdfe47eae5318d0830067793d303554e7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
@@ -619,9 +619,6 @@ int rxe_completer(struct rxe_qp *qp)
 	enum comp_state state;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!rxe_get(qp))
-		return -EAGAIN;
-
 	if (!qp->valid || qp->comp.state == QP_STATE_ERROR ||
 	    qp->comp.state == QP_STATE_RESET) {
 		bool notify = qp->valid &&
@@ -824,7 +821,5 @@ int rxe_completer(struct rxe_qp *qp)
 out:
 	if (pkt)
 		free_pkt(pkt);
-	rxe_put(qp);
-
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index f2dc2d191e16f3ef96b84b4d116bdc9cb34622c7..abc65c54bfd6ffd5452e7f75d311f2bf167b8237 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -653,9 +653,6 @@ int rxe_requester(struct rxe_qp *qp)
 	struct rxe_ah *ah;
 	struct rxe_av *av;
 
-	if (!rxe_get(qp))
-		return -EAGAIN;
-
 	if (unlikely(!qp->valid))
 		goto exit;
 
@@ -844,7 +841,5 @@ int rxe_requester(struct rxe_qp *qp)
 exit:
 	ret = -EAGAIN;
 out:
-	rxe_put(qp);
-
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
index 2f71183449f96a04e108ba4a4125ee84f18a34be..01e3cbea8445c4c6fac021cc5e42a7f08c929a9e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
@@ -1464,9 +1464,6 @@ int rxe_responder(struct rxe_qp *qp)
 	struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!rxe_get(qp))
-		return -EAGAIN;
-
 	if (!qp->valid || qp->resp.state == QP_STATE_ERROR ||
 	    qp->resp.state == QP_STATE_RESET) {
 		bool notify = qp->valid &&
@@ -1658,6 +1655,5 @@ int rxe_responder(struct rxe_qp *qp)
 exit:
 	ret = -EAGAIN;
 out:
-	rxe_put(qp);
 	return ret;
 }