diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
index 6035c5a380a6..288e35c2d8f4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
@@ -164,13 +164,9 @@ static int
 xprt_rdma_bc_allocate(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct rpc_rqst *rqst = task->tk_rqstp;
-	struct svc_xprt *sxprt = rqst->rq_xprt->bc_xprt;
 	size_t size = rqst->rq_callsize;
-	struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma;
 	struct page *page;
 
-	rdma = container_of(sxprt, struct svcxprt_rdma, sc_xprt);
-
 	if (size > PAGE_SIZE) {
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "svcrdma: large bc buffer request (size %zu)\n",
 			  size);