diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/mad.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/mad.c
index 303dfeeed2bc..5146f5df7a10 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/mad.c
@@ -503,16 +503,6 @@ void read_ltp_rtt(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 		write_lcb_cache(DC_LCB_STS_ROUND_TRIP_LTP_CNT, reg);
 }
 
-static u8 __opa_porttype(struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd)
-{
-	if (qsfp_mod_present(ppd)) {
-		if (ppd->qsfp_info.cache_valid)
-			return OPA_PORT_TYPE_STANDARD;
-		return OPA_PORT_TYPE_DISCONNECTED;
-	}
-	return OPA_PORT_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-}
-
 static int __subn_get_opa_portinfo(struct opa_smp *smp, u32 am, u8 *data,
 				   struct ib_device *ibdev, u8 port,
 				   u32 *resp_len)
@@ -583,7 +573,7 @@ static int __subn_get_opa_portinfo(struct opa_smp *smp, u32 am, u8 *data,
 	if (start_of_sm_config && (state == IB_PORT_INIT))
 		ppd->is_sm_config_started = 1;
 
-	pi->port_phys_conf = __opa_porttype(ppd) & 0xf;
+	pi->port_phys_conf = (ppd->port_type & 0xf);
 
 #if PI_LED_ENABLE_SUP
 	pi->port_states.ledenable_offlinereason = ppd->neighbor_normal << 4;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/opa_compat.h b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/opa_compat.h
index f64eec1c2951..30f77077e30b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/opa_compat.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/opa_compat.h
@@ -111,19 +111,4 @@ enum opa_port_phys_state {
 	/* values 12-15 are reserved/ignored */
 };
 
-/* OPA_PORT_TYPE_* definitions - these belong in opa_port_info.h */
-#define OPA_PORT_TYPE_UNKNOWN          0
-#define OPA_PORT_TYPE_DISCONNECTED     1
-/* port is not currently usable, CableInfo not available */
-#define OPA_PORT_TYPE_FIXED            2
-/* A fixed backplane port in a director class switch. All OPA ASICS */
-#define OPA_PORT_TYPE_VARIABLE         3
-/* A backplane port in a blade system, possibly mixed configuration */
-#define OPA_PORT_TYPE_STANDARD         4
-/* implies a SFF-8636 defined format for CableInfo (QSFP) */
-#define OPA_PORT_TYPE_SI_PHOTONICS      5
-/* A silicon photonics module implies TBD defined format for CableInfo
- * as defined by Intel SFO group */
-/* 6 - 15 are reserved */
-
 #endif /* _LINUX_H */