diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe.c
index a9109fcdcf5a..52bd5c9197a9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe.c
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ module_param_named(default_mtu, rxe_default_mtu, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(default_mtu,
 		 "default rxe port mtu");
 
-int rxe_bypass_arbiter;
-module_param_named(bypass_arbiter, rxe_bypass_arbiter, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(bypass_arbiter,
-		 "do not arbitrate for network send");
-
 /* free resources for all ports on a device */
 static void rxe_cleanup_ports(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_arbiter.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_arbiter.c
index a705fd812596..3322472dfec1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_arbiter.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_arbiter.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static inline void account_skb(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_qp *qp,
 	}
 }
 
-int xmit_one_packet(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_qp *qp,
-		    struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int xmit_one_packet(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_qp *qp,
+			   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct timespec time;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_loc.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_loc.h
index 8225f85c4e32..4c30a4ec0cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_loc.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_loc.h
@@ -235,9 +235,6 @@ extern struct ib_dma_mapping_ops rxe_dma_mapping_ops;
 
 void rxe_release(struct kref *kref);
 
-int xmit_one_packet(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_qp *qp,
-		    struct sk_buff *skb);
-
 void arbiter_skb_queue(struct rxe_dev *rxe,
 		       struct rxe_qp *qp, struct sk_buff *skb);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_param.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_param.h
index 1f21286db0f3..02552f38bda6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_param.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_param.h
@@ -203,6 +203,5 @@ extern int rxe_max_skb_per_qp;
 extern int rxe_max_req_comp_gap;
 extern int rxe_max_pkt_per_ack;
 extern int rxe_default_mtu;
-extern int rxe_bypass_arbiter;
 
 #endif /* RXE_PARAM_H */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index b22e4a9fd003..9752eb795033 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -694,11 +694,7 @@ int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 
 	update_state(qp, wqe, pkt, payload);
 
-	if (rxe_bypass_arbiter)
-		xmit_one_packet(to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device), qp, PKT_TO_SKB(pkt));
-	else
-		arbiter_skb_queue(to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device), qp,
-				  PKT_TO_SKB(pkt));
+	arbiter_skb_queue(to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device), qp, PKT_TO_SKB(pkt));
 
 	if (mask & RXE_END_MASK)
 		goto complete;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_resp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
index 0a22ae95d44f..bf814cf0f52b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
@@ -748,10 +748,7 @@ static enum resp_states read_reply(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 
 	*buf = rxe_icrc_pkt(pkt);
 
-	if (rxe_bypass_arbiter)
-		xmit_one_packet(rxe, qp, skb);
-	else
-		arbiter_skb_queue(rxe, qp, skb);
+	arbiter_skb_queue(rxe, qp, skb);
 
 	if (res->read.resid > 0) {
 		state = RESPST_DONE;
@@ -927,10 +924,7 @@ static int send_ack(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
 
 	*buf = rxe_icrc_pkt(ack);
 
-	if (rxe_bypass_arbiter)
-		xmit_one_packet(rxe, qp, skb);
-	else
-		arbiter_skb_queue(rxe, qp, skb);
+	arbiter_skb_queue(rxe, qp, skb);
 
 err1:
 	return err;
@@ -978,10 +972,7 @@ static int send_atomic_ack(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
 		pr_warn("Could not clone atomic response\n");
 	}
 
-	if (rxe_bypass_arbiter)
-		xmit_one_packet(rxe, qp, skb_copy);
-	else
-		arbiter_skb_queue(rxe, qp, skb_copy);
+	arbiter_skb_queue(rxe, qp, skb_copy);
 
 out:
 	return rc;
@@ -1123,12 +1114,8 @@ static enum resp_states duplicate_request(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 			bth_set_psn(SKB_TO_PKT(skb_copy),
 				    qp->resp.psn - 1);
 			/* Resend the result. */
-			if (rxe_bypass_arbiter)
-				xmit_one_packet(to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device), qp,
-						skb_copy);
-			else
-				arbiter_skb_queue(to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device), qp,
-						  skb_copy);
+			arbiter_skb_queue(to_rdev(qp->ibqp.device), qp,
+					  skb_copy);
 		}
 
 		/* Resource not found. Class D error. Drop the request. */