diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c
index 771eb6bd0785..4321b9e3dbb4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_cm.c
@@ -1984,7 +1984,6 @@ static int i40iw_addr_resolve_neigh(struct i40iw_device *iwdev,
 	struct rtable *rt;
 	struct neighbour *neigh;
 	int rc = arpindex;
-	struct net_device *netdev = iwdev->netdev;
 	__be32 dst_ipaddr = htonl(dst_ip);
 	__be32 src_ipaddr = htonl(src_ip);
 
@@ -1994,9 +1993,6 @@ static int i40iw_addr_resolve_neigh(struct i40iw_device *iwdev,
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	if (netif_is_bond_slave(netdev))
-		netdev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(netdev);
-
 	neigh = dst_neigh_lookup(&rt->dst, &dst_ipaddr);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -2062,7 +2058,6 @@ static int i40iw_addr_resolve_neigh_ipv6(struct i40iw_device *iwdev,
 {
 	struct neighbour *neigh;
 	int rc = arpindex;
-	struct net_device *netdev = iwdev->netdev;
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	struct sockaddr_in6 dst_addr;
 	struct sockaddr_in6 src_addr;
@@ -2083,9 +2078,6 @@ static int i40iw_addr_resolve_neigh_ipv6(struct i40iw_device *iwdev,
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	if (netif_is_bond_slave(netdev))
-		netdev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(netdev);
-
 	neigh = dst_neigh_lookup(dst, dst_addr.sin6_addr.in6_u.u6_addr32);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();