diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index ffd88af80de3..bf39ce88360a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -945,19 +945,6 @@ static inline int update_parent_pkey(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv)
 		 */
 		priv->dev->broadcast[8] = priv->pkey >> 8;
 		priv->dev->broadcast[9] = priv->pkey & 0xff;
-
-		/*
-		 * Update the broadcast address in the priv->broadcast object,
-		 * in case it already exists, otherwise no one will do that.
-		 */
-		if (priv->broadcast) {
-			spin_lock_irq(&priv->lock);
-			memcpy(priv->broadcast->mcmember.mgid.raw,
-			       priv->dev->broadcast + 4,
-			sizeof(union ib_gid));
-			spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
-		}
-
 		return 0;
 	}