diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
index 5dd9bcef5921..5b59907594f7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ static int rxe_qp_init_req(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_qp *qp,
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&qp->req_pkts);
 
-	rxe_init_task(rxe, &qp->req.task, qp,
+	rxe_init_task(&qp->req.task, qp,
 		      rxe_requester, "req");
-	rxe_init_task(rxe, &qp->comp.task, qp,
+	rxe_init_task(&qp->comp.task, qp,
 		      rxe_completer, "comp");
 
 	qp->qp_timeout_jiffies = 0; /* Can't be set for UD/UC in modify_qp */
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int rxe_qp_init_resp(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_qp *qp,
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&qp->resp_pkts);
 
-	rxe_init_task(rxe, &qp->resp.task, qp,
+	rxe_init_task(&qp->resp.task, qp,
 		      rxe_responder, "resp");
 
 	qp->resp.opcode		= OPCODE_NONE;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.c
index 08f05ac5f5d5..ea7d5a69eb2a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.c
@@ -114,10 +114,9 @@ void rxe_do_task(unsigned long data)
 	task->ret = ret;
 }
 
-int rxe_init_task(void *obj, struct rxe_task *task,
+int rxe_init_task(struct rxe_task *task,
 		  void *arg, int (*func)(void *), char *name)
 {
-	task->obj	= obj;
 	task->arg	= arg;
 	task->func	= func;
 	snprintf(task->name, sizeof(task->name), "%s", name);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.h
index 08ff42d451c6..e87ee072e317 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_task.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ enum {
  * called again.
  */
 struct rxe_task {
-	void			*obj;
 	struct tasklet_struct	tasklet;
 	int			state;
 	spinlock_t		state_lock; /* spinlock for task state */
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ struct rxe_task {
  *	arg  => parameter to pass to fcn
  *	fcn  => function to call until it returns != 0
  */
-int rxe_init_task(void *obj, struct rxe_task *task,
+int rxe_init_task(struct rxe_task *task,
 		  void *arg, int (*func)(void *), char *name);
 
 /* cleanup task */