diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 8beba002e5dd..011477356a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -1842,7 +1842,6 @@ static int get_atomic_mode(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 static int create_xrc_tgt_qp(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
 			     struct mlx5_create_qp_params *params)
 {
-	struct mlx5_ib_create_qp *ucmd = params->ucmd;
 	struct ib_qp_init_attr *attr = params->attr;
 	u32 uidx = params->uidx;
 	struct mlx5_ib_resources *devr = &dev->devr;
@@ -1862,8 +1861,6 @@ static int create_xrc_tgt_qp(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_qp *qp,
 	if (!in)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, ece_support) && ucmd)
-		MLX5_SET(create_qp_in, in, ece, ucmd->ece_options);
 	qpc = MLX5_ADDR_OF(create_qp_in, in, qpc);
 
 	MLX5_SET(qpc, qpc, st, MLX5_QP_ST_XRC);