diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
index 2fcf1cab7678..98a7a19146a8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@
 #include "rxe_queue.h"
 #include "rxe_task.h"
 
-char *rxe_qp_state_name[] = {
-	[QP_STATE_RESET]	= "RESET",
-	[QP_STATE_INIT]		= "INIT",
-	[QP_STATE_READY]	= "READY",
-	[QP_STATE_DRAIN]	= "DRAIN",
-	[QP_STATE_DRAINED]	= "DRAINED",
-	[QP_STATE_ERROR]	= "ERROR",
-};
-
 static int rxe_qp_chk_cap(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct ib_qp_cap *cap,
 			  int has_srq)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
index 1019f5e7dbdd..af1470d29391 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ enum rxe_qp_state {
 	QP_STATE_ERROR
 };
 
-extern char *rxe_qp_state_name[];
-
 struct rxe_req_info {
 	enum rxe_qp_state	state;
 	int			wqe_index;