diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
index 717091375810..ac0345257b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/chip.c
@@ -13815,11 +13815,6 @@ void hfi1_start_cleanup(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
  * Information can be shared between the two HFIs on the same ASIC
  * in the same OS.  This function finds the peer device and sets
  * up a shared structure.
- *
- * Certain chip functions need to be initialized only once per asic
- * instead of per-device. This function finds the peer device and
- * checks whether that chip initialization needs to be done by this
- * device.
  */
 static int init_asic_data(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 {
@@ -13837,13 +13832,6 @@ static int init_asic_data(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * "Claim" the ASIC for initialization if it hasn't been
-	 " "claimed" yet.
-	 */
-	if (!peer || !(peer->flags & HFI1_DO_INIT_ASIC))
-		dd->flags |= HFI1_DO_INIT_ASIC;
-
 	if (peer) {
 		dd->asic_data = peer->asic_data;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h
index 108015c09239..035a151d2d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h
@@ -1602,7 +1602,6 @@ static inline struct cc_state *get_cc_state(struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd)
 #define HFI1_HAS_SDMA_TIMEOUT  0x8
 #define HFI1_HAS_SEND_DMA      0x10   /* Supports Send DMA */
 #define HFI1_FORCED_FREEZE     0x80   /* driver forced freeze mode */
-#define HFI1_DO_INIT_ASIC      0x100  /* This device will init the ASIC */
 
 /* IB dword length mask in PBC (lower 11 bits); same for all chips */
 #define HFI1_PBC_LENGTH_MASK                     ((1 << 11) - 1)