diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index 0c4af7f5e241..14165b673b20 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ xprt_rdma_connect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	rc = rpcrdma_xprt_connect(r_xprt);
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
-	if (r_xprt->rx_ep && r_xprt->rx_ep->re_connect_status > 0) {
+	if (!rc) {
 		xprt->connect_cookie++;
 		xprt->stat.connect_count++;
 		xprt->stat.connect_time += (long)jiffies -
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index b021baa4b28d..b172e43cb204 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ int rpcrdma_xprt_connect(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 		return rc;
 	ep = r_xprt->rx_ep;
 
-	ep->re_connect_status = 0;
 	xprt_clear_connected(xprt);
 	rpcrdma_reset_cwnd(r_xprt);
 
@@ -565,8 +564,6 @@ int rpcrdma_xprt_connect(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 	rpcrdma_mrs_create(r_xprt);
 
 out:
-	if (rc)
-		ep->re_connect_status = rc;
 	trace_xprtrdma_connect(r_xprt, rc);
 	return rc;
 }