diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
index fdceaf2e4..bac3101d8 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
@@ -1318,7 +1318,6 @@ static struct srpt_send_ioctx *srpt_get_send_ioctx(struct srpt_rdma_ch *ch)
 		return ioctx;
 
 	BUG_ON(ioctx->ch != ch);
-	spin_lock_init(&ioctx->spinlock);
 	ioctx->state = SRPT_STATE_NEW;
 	EXTRACHECKS_WARN_ON(ioctx->recv_ioctx);
 	ioctx->n_rbuf = 0;
diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
index fed94c307..62a5eccd0 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ struct srpt_tsk_mgmt {
  * @rbufs:       Pointer to SRP data buffer array.
  * @single_rbuf: SRP data buffer if the command has only a single buffer.
  * @sg:          Pointer to sg-list associated with this I/O context.
- * @spinlock:    Protects 'state'.
  * @state:       I/O context state.
  * @rdma_aborted: If initiating a multipart RDMA transfer failed, whether
  *               the already initiated transfers have finished.
@@ -273,7 +272,6 @@ struct srpt_send_ioctx {
 	struct srp_direct_buf	single_rbuf;
 	struct scatterlist	*sg;
 	struct list_head	free_list;
-	spinlock_t		spinlock;
 	enum srpt_command_state	state;
 	bool			rdma_aborted;
 	int			sg_cnt;