diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_loc.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_loc.h
index 77b3ed0df936..7f945f65d8cd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_loc.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_loc.h
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ int rxe_srq_from_attr(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_srq *srq,
 
 void rxe_release(struct kref *kref);
 
-void rxe_drain_req_pkts(struct rxe_qp *qp, bool notify);
 int rxe_completer(void *arg);
 int rxe_requester(void *arg);
 int rxe_responder(void *arg);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index d84222f9d5d2..44b838ec9420 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -594,15 +594,8 @@ int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 	rxe_add_ref(qp);
 
 next_wqe:
-	if (unlikely(!qp->valid)) {
-		rxe_drain_req_pkts(qp, true);
+	if (unlikely(!qp->valid || qp->req.state == QP_STATE_ERROR))
 		goto exit;
-	}
-
-	if (unlikely(qp->req.state == QP_STATE_ERROR)) {
-		rxe_drain_req_pkts(qp, true);
-		goto exit;
-	}
 
 	if (unlikely(qp->req.state == QP_STATE_RESET)) {
 		qp->req.wqe_index = consumer_index(qp->sq.queue);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
index 4240866a5331..01f926fd9029 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static enum resp_states do_class_d1e_error(struct rxe_qp *qp)
 	}
 }
 
-void rxe_drain_req_pkts(struct rxe_qp *qp, bool notify)
+static void rxe_drain_req_pkts(struct rxe_qp *qp, bool notify)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;