diff --git a/migration/rdma.c b/migration/rdma.c
index 60779221b1..05aee3d591 100644
--- a/migration/rdma.c
+++ b/migration/rdma.c
@@ -2267,8 +2267,7 @@ static int qemu_rdma_write(QEMUFile *f, RDMAContext *rdma,
 
 static void qemu_rdma_cleanup(RDMAContext *rdma)
 {
-    struct rdma_cm_event *cm_event;
-    int ret, idx;
+    int idx;
 
     if (rdma->cm_id && rdma->connected) {
         if ((rdma->error_state ||
@@ -2282,14 +2281,7 @@ static void qemu_rdma_cleanup(RDMAContext *rdma)
             qemu_rdma_post_send_control(rdma, NULL, &head);
         }
 
-        ret = rdma_disconnect(rdma->cm_id);
-        if (!ret) {
-            trace_qemu_rdma_cleanup_waiting_for_disconnect();
-            ret = rdma_get_cm_event(rdma->channel, &cm_event);
-            if (!ret) {
-                rdma_ack_cm_event(cm_event);
-            }
-        }
+        rdma_disconnect(rdma->cm_id);
         trace_qemu_rdma_cleanup_disconnect();
         rdma->connected = false;
     }
diff --git a/migration/trace-events b/migration/trace-events
index 3c798ddd11..4a768eaaeb 100644
--- a/migration/trace-events
+++ b/migration/trace-events
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ qemu_rdma_accept_pin_state(bool pin) "%d"
 qemu_rdma_accept_pin_verbsc(void *verbs) "Verbs context after listen: %p"
 qemu_rdma_block_for_wrid_miss(const char *wcompstr, int wcomp, const char *gcompstr, uint64_t req) "A Wanted wrid %s (%d) but got %s (%" PRIu64 ")"
 qemu_rdma_cleanup_disconnect(void) ""
-qemu_rdma_cleanup_waiting_for_disconnect(void) ""
 qemu_rdma_close(void) ""
 qemu_rdma_connect_pin_all_requested(void) ""
 qemu_rdma_connect_pin_all_outcome(bool pin) "%d"