diff --git a/fs/ceph/messenger.c b/fs/ceph/messenger.c
index 781656a49bf87d101444139cb0483c055df802fb..203c4359b549a21071e3800f119aaae5c42184a0 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -830,13 +830,6 @@ static void prepare_read_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	con->in_base_pos = 0;
 }
 
-static void prepare_read_connect_retry(struct ceph_connection *con)
-{
-	dout("prepare_read_connect_retry %p\n", con);
-	con->in_base_pos = strlen(CEPH_BANNER) + sizeof(con->actual_peer_addr)
-		+ sizeof(con->peer_addr_for_me);
-}
-
 static void prepare_read_ack(struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
 	dout("prepare_read_ack %p\n", con);
@@ -1146,7 +1139,7 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		}
 		con->auth_retry = 1;
 		prepare_write_connect(con->msgr, con, 0);
-		prepare_read_connect_retry(con);
+		prepare_read_connect(con);
 		break;
 
 	case CEPH_MSGR_TAG_RESETSESSION: