diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
index 8fc3f0026f69..b3c74988b0e9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c
@@ -189,71 +189,29 @@ static int rxe_insert_index(struct rxe_pool *pool, struct rxe_pool_elem *new)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __rxe_add_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem)
-{
-	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
-	int err;
-
-	elem->index = alloc_index(pool);
-	err = rxe_insert_index(pool, elem);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 int __rxe_add_index(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem)
 {
 	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
 	int err;
 
 	write_lock_bh(&pool->pool_lock);
-	err = __rxe_add_index_locked(elem);
+	elem->index = alloc_index(pool);
+	err = rxe_insert_index(pool, elem);
 	write_unlock_bh(&pool->pool_lock);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-void __rxe_drop_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem)
-{
-	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
-
-	clear_bit(elem->index - pool->index.min_index, pool->index.table);
-	rb_erase(&elem->index_node, &pool->index.tree);
-}
-
 void __rxe_drop_index(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem)
 {
 	struct rxe_pool *pool = elem->pool;
 
 	write_lock_bh(&pool->pool_lock);
-	__rxe_drop_index_locked(elem);
+	clear_bit(elem->index - pool->index.min_index, pool->index.table);
+	rb_erase(&elem->index_node, &pool->index.tree);
 	write_unlock_bh(&pool->pool_lock);
 }
 
-void *rxe_alloc_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool)
-{
-	struct rxe_pool_elem *elem;
-	void *obj;
-
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&pool->num_elem) > pool->max_elem)
-		goto out_cnt;
-
-	obj = kzalloc(pool->elem_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!obj)
-		goto out_cnt;
-
-	elem = (struct rxe_pool_elem *)((u8 *)obj + pool->elem_offset);
-
-	elem->pool = pool;
-	elem->obj = obj;
-	kref_init(&elem->ref_cnt);
-
-	return obj;
-
-out_cnt:
-	atomic_dec(&pool->num_elem);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 void *rxe_alloc(struct rxe_pool *pool)
 {
 	struct rxe_pool_elem *elem;
@@ -325,12 +283,13 @@ void rxe_elem_release(struct kref *kref)
 	atomic_dec(&pool->num_elem);
 }
 
-void *rxe_pool_get_index_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index)
+void *rxe_pool_get_index(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index)
 {
 	struct rb_node *node;
 	struct rxe_pool_elem *elem;
 	void *obj;
 
+	read_lock_bh(&pool->pool_lock);
 	node = pool->index.tree.rb_node;
 
 	while (node) {
@@ -350,16 +309,6 @@ void *rxe_pool_get_index_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index)
 	} else {
 		obj = NULL;
 	}
-
-	return obj;
-}
-
-void *rxe_pool_get_index(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index)
-{
-	void *obj;
-
-	read_lock_bh(&pool->pool_lock);
-	obj = rxe_pool_get_index_locked(pool, index);
 	read_unlock_bh(&pool->pool_lock);
 
 	return obj;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h
index ca7e5c4c44cf..b7babf4789c7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.h
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ int rxe_pool_init(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_pool *pool,
 /* free resources from object pool */
 void rxe_pool_cleanup(struct rxe_pool *pool);
 
-/* allocate an object from pool holding and not holding the pool lock */
-void *rxe_alloc_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool);
-
+/* allocate an object from pool */
 void *rxe_alloc(struct rxe_pool *pool);
 
 /* connect already allocated object to pool */
@@ -79,32 +77,18 @@ int __rxe_add_to_pool(struct rxe_pool *pool, struct rxe_pool_elem *elem);
 #define rxe_add_to_pool(pool, obj) __rxe_add_to_pool(pool, &(obj)->elem)
 
 /* assign an index to an indexed object and insert object into
- *  pool's rb tree holding and not holding the pool_lock
+ * pool's rb tree
  */
-int __rxe_add_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem);
-
-#define rxe_add_index_locked(obj) __rxe_add_index_locked(&(obj)->elem)
-
 int __rxe_add_index(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem);
 
 #define rxe_add_index(obj) __rxe_add_index(&(obj)->elem)
 
-/* drop an index and remove object from rb tree
- * holding and not holding the pool_lock
- */
-void __rxe_drop_index_locked(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem);
-
-#define rxe_drop_index_locked(obj) __rxe_drop_index_locked(&(obj)->elem)
-
+/* drop an index and remove object from rb tree */
 void __rxe_drop_index(struct rxe_pool_elem *elem);
 
 #define rxe_drop_index(obj) __rxe_drop_index(&(obj)->elem)
 
-/* lookup an indexed object from index holding and not holding the pool_lock.
- * takes a reference on object
- */
-void *rxe_pool_get_index_locked(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index);
-
+/* lookup an indexed object from index. takes a reference on object */
 void *rxe_pool_get_index(struct rxe_pool *pool, u32 index);
 
 /* cleanup an object when all references are dropped */
