diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
index a237b8dbf608..ba047a145e09 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ struct rpc_task {
 #endif
 	unsigned char		tk_priority : 2,/* Task priority */
 				tk_garb_retry : 2,
-				tk_cred_retry : 2,
-				tk_rebind_retry : 2;
+				tk_cred_retry : 2;
 };
 
 typedef void			(*rpc_action)(struct rpc_task *);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index ad3e9a40b061..b9c54c03c30a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1981,9 +1981,6 @@ call_bind_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 			status = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (task->tk_rebind_retry == 0)
-			break;
-		task->tk_rebind_retry--;
 		rpc_delay(task, 3*HZ);
 		goto retry_timeout;
 	case -ENOBUFS:
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index f0f55fbd1375..a00890962e11 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -796,7 +796,6 @@ rpc_init_task_statistics(struct rpc_task *task)
 	/* Initialize retry counters */
 	task->tk_garb_retry = 2;
 	task->tk_cred_retry = 2;
-	task->tk_rebind_retry = 2;
 
 	/* starting timestamp */
 	task->tk_start = ktime_get();