diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
index 171750fad44f..6871127427fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/t4_hw.c
@@ -6737,14 +6737,6 @@ void t4_sge_decode_idma_state(struct adapter *adapter, int state)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (is_t4(adapter->params.chip)) {
-		sge_idma_decode = (const char **)t4_decode;
-		sge_idma_decode_nstates = ARRAY_SIZE(t4_decode);
-	} else {
-		sge_idma_decode = (const char **)t5_decode;
-		sge_idma_decode_nstates = ARRAY_SIZE(t5_decode);
-	}
-
 	if (state < sge_idma_decode_nstates)
 		CH_WARN(adapter, "idma state %s\n", sge_idma_decode[state]);
 	else