diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
index f8a7ccd4d8b73..5565d88e0261c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
@@ -1023,10 +1023,6 @@ static int send_atomic_ack(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
 	free_rd_atomic_resource(qp, res);
 	rxe_advance_resp_resource(qp);
 
-	memcpy(SKB_TO_PKT(skb), &ack_pkt, sizeof(ack_pkt));
-	memset((unsigned char *)SKB_TO_PKT(skb) + sizeof(ack_pkt), 0,
-	       sizeof(skb->cb) - sizeof(ack_pkt));
-
 	skb_get(skb);
 	res->type = RXE_ATOMIC_MASK;
 	res->atomic.skb = skb;