diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
index 4f7676f4e624..812c7766e096 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_ethtool.c
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ static int qede_selftest_transmit_traffic(struct qede_dev *edev,
 
 static int qede_selftest_receive_traffic(struct qede_dev *edev)
 {
-	u16 hw_comp_cons, sw_comp_cons, sw_rx_index, len;
+	u16 sw_rx_index, len;
 	struct eth_fast_path_rx_reg_cqe *fp_cqe;
 	struct qede_rx_queue *rxq = NULL;
 	struct sw_rx_data *sw_rx_data;
@@ -1596,17 +1596,6 @@ static int qede_selftest_receive_traffic(struct qede_dev *edev)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		hw_comp_cons = le16_to_cpu(*rxq->hw_cons_ptr);
-		sw_comp_cons = qed_chain_get_cons_idx(&rxq->rx_comp_ring);
-
-		/* Memory barrier to prevent the CPU from doing speculative
-		 * reads of CQE/BD before reading hw_comp_cons. If the CQE is
-		 * read before it is written by FW, then FW writes CQE and SB,
-		 * and then the CPU reads the hw_comp_cons, it will use an old
-		 * CQE.
-		 */
-		rmb();
-
 		/* Get the CQE from the completion ring */
 		cqe = (union eth_rx_cqe *)qed_chain_consume(&rxq->rx_comp_ring);