diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
index d7310109b601..f2eda155299a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
@@ -695,7 +695,9 @@ rpcrdma_connect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct rpcrdma_ep *ep =
 		container_of(work, struct rpcrdma_ep, rep_connect_worker.work);
-	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = ep->rep_xprt;
+	struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt =
+		container_of(ep, struct rpcrdma_xprt, rx_ep);
+	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = &r_xprt->rx_xprt;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 	if (++xprt->connect_cookie == 0)	/* maintain a reserved value */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index ee5751326339..a487bde71b4a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -376,8 +376,6 @@ xprt_setup_rdma(struct xprt_create *args)
 	 */
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&new_xprt->rx_connect_worker,
 			  xprt_rdma_connect_worker);
-	new_ep->rep_func = rpcrdma_conn_func;
-	new_ep->rep_xprt = xprt;
 
 	xprt_rdma_format_addresses(xprt);
 	xprt->max_payload = rpcrdma_max_payload(new_xprt);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 71a071aaf0ab..c61bb61c4d13 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ rpcrdma_qp_async_error_upcall(struct ib_event *event, void *context)
 		event->device->name, context);
 	if (ep->rep_connected == 1) {
 		ep->rep_connected = -EIO;
-		ep->rep_func(ep);
+		rpcrdma_conn_func(ep);
 		wake_up_all(&ep->rep_connect_wait);
 	}
 }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ rpcrdma_cq_async_error_upcall(struct ib_event *event, void *context)
 		event->device->name, context);
 	if (ep->rep_connected == 1) {
 		ep->rep_connected = -EIO;
-		ep->rep_func(ep);
+		rpcrdma_conn_func(ep);
 		wake_up_all(&ep->rep_connect_wait);
 	}
 }
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ rpcrdma_conn_upcall(struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 		dprintk("RPC:       %s: %sconnected\n",
 					__func__, connstate > 0 ? "" : "dis");
 		ep->rep_connected = connstate;
-		ep->rep_func(ep);
+		rpcrdma_conn_func(ep);
 		wake_up_all(&ep->rep_connect_wait);
 		/*FALLTHROUGH*/
 	default:
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index 3fcc92b0e3ca..657c370e48b9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ struct rpcrdma_ep {
 	wait_queue_head_t 	rep_connect_wait;
 	struct ib_sge		rep_pad;	/* holds zeroed pad */
 	struct ib_mr		*rep_pad_mr;	/* holds zeroed pad */
-	void			(*rep_func)(struct rpcrdma_ep *);
-	struct rpc_xprt		*rep_xprt;	/* for rep_func */
 	struct rdma_conn_param	rep_remote_cma;
 	struct sockaddr_storage	rep_remote_addr;
 	struct delayed_work	rep_connect_worker;