diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
index 2a79254c1..babb0213a 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
@@ -2474,7 +2474,6 @@ static int srpt_cm_req_recv(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id,
 	spin_lock_init(&ch->spinlock);
 	ch->state = CH_CONNECTING;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ch->cmd_wait_list);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&ch->state_wq);
 	ch->max_rsp_size = max_t(uint32_t, srp_max_rsp_size, MIN_MAX_RSP_SIZE);
 	ch->ioctx_ring = (struct srpt_send_ioctx **)
 		srpt_alloc_ioctx_ring(ch->sport->sdev, ch->rq_size,
diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
index 2b9c36daf..b306720a1 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ struct srpt_rdma_ch {
 	struct srpt_send_ioctx	**ioctx_ring;
 	struct ib_wc		wc[16];
 	enum rdma_ch_state	state;
-	wait_queue_head_t	state_wq;
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct list_head	cmd_wait_list;
 	bool			rtu_received;