diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
index c51b84b2d2f3..58ee7004c8d8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c
@@ -4542,17 +4542,6 @@ static int cma_join_ib_multicast(struct rdma_id_private *id_priv,
 	rec.pkey = cpu_to_be16(ib_addr_get_pkey(dev_addr));
 	rec.join_state = mc->join_state;
 
-	if ((rec.join_state == BIT(SENDONLY_FULLMEMBER_JOIN)) &&
-	    (!ib_sa_sendonly_fullmem_support(&sa_client,
-					     id_priv->id.device,
-					     id_priv->id.port_num))) {
-		dev_warn(
-			&id_priv->id.device->dev,
-			"RDMA CM: port %u Unable to multicast join: SM doesn't support Send Only Full Member option\n",
-			id_priv->id.port_num);
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
 	comp_mask = IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_MGID | IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_PORT_GID |
 		    IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_PKEY | IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_JOIN_STATE |
 		    IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_QKEY | IB_SA_MCMEMBER_REC_SL |
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
index 5bd047042e68..9ef1a355131b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
@@ -1951,30 +1951,6 @@ err1:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_sa_guid_info_rec_query);
 
-bool ib_sa_sendonly_fullmem_support(struct ib_sa_client *client,
-				    struct ib_device *device,
-				    u8 port_num)
-{
-	struct ib_sa_device *sa_dev = ib_get_client_data(device, &sa_client);
-	struct ib_sa_port *port;
-	bool ret = false;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (!sa_dev)
-		return ret;
-
-	port  = &sa_dev->port[port_num - sa_dev->start_port];
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->classport_lock, flags);
-	if ((port->classport_info.valid) &&
-	    (port->classport_info.data.type == RDMA_CLASS_PORT_INFO_IB))
-		ret = ib_get_cpi_capmask2(&port->classport_info.data.ib)
-			& IB_SA_CAP_MASK2_SENDONLY_FULL_MEM_SUPPORT;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&port->classport_lock, flags);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_sa_sendonly_fullmem_support);
-
 struct ib_classport_info_context {
 	struct completion	done;
 	struct ib_sa_query	*sa_query;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 3440dc48d02c..179ff1d068e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ struct ipoib_dev_priv {
 	u64	hca_caps;
 	struct ipoib_ethtool_st ethtool;
 	unsigned int max_send_sge;
-	bool sm_fullmember_sendonly_support;
 	const struct net_device_ops	*rn_ops;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index a6f413491321..e16b40c09f82 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ int ipoib_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	set_bit(IPOIB_FLAG_ADMIN_UP, &priv->flags);
 
-	priv->sm_fullmember_sendonly_support = false;
-
 	if (ipoib_ib_dev_open(dev)) {
 		if (!test_bit(IPOIB_PKEY_ASSIGNED, &priv->flags))
 			return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
index e3e4447c0f51..5b3154503bf4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_multicast.c
@@ -333,15 +333,6 @@ void ipoib_mcast_carrier_on_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		ipoib_dbg(priv, "Keeping carrier off until IB port is active\n");
 		return;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Check if can send sendonly MCG's with sendonly-fullmember join state.
-	 * It done here after the successfully join to the broadcast group,
-	 * because the broadcast group must always be joined first and is always
-	 * re-joined if the SM changes substantially.
-	 */
-	priv->sm_fullmember_sendonly_support =
-		ib_sa_sendonly_fullmem_support(&ipoib_sa_client,
-					       priv->ca, priv->port);
 	/*
 	 * Take rtnl_lock to avoid racing with ipoib_stop() and
 	 * turning the carrier back on while a device is being
@@ -537,9 +528,7 @@ static int ipoib_mcast_join(struct net_device *dev, struct ipoib_mcast *mcast)
 		 * most closely emulates the behavior, from a user space
 		 * application perspective, of Ethernet multicast operation.
 		 */
-		if (test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_FLAG_SENDONLY, &mcast->flags) &&
-		    priv->sm_fullmember_sendonly_support)
-			/* SM supports sendonly-fullmember, otherwise fallback to full-member */
+		if (test_bit(IPOIB_MCAST_FLAG_SENDONLY, &mcast->flags))
 			rec.join_state = SENDONLY_FULLMEMBER_JOIN;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&priv->lock);
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_sa.h b/include/rdma/ib_sa.h
index 693285e76f13..4c52c2fd22a1 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_sa.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_sa.h
@@ -547,10 +547,6 @@ int ib_sa_guid_info_rec_query(struct ib_sa_client *client,
 					       void *context),
 			      void *context, struct ib_sa_query **sa_query);
 
-bool ib_sa_sendonly_fullmem_support(struct ib_sa_client *client,
-				    struct ib_device *device,
-				    u8 port_num);
-
 static inline bool sa_path_is_roce(struct sa_path_rec *rec)
 {
 	return ((rec->rec_type == SA_PATH_REC_TYPE_ROCE_V1) ||