diff --git a/lib/nvmf/conn.c b/lib/nvmf/conn.c
index 8ef8ccfcc..d8f23d0d0 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/conn.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/conn.c
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_startup_conn(struct spdk_nvmf_conn *conn)
 	}
 
 	conn->state = CONN_STATE_RUNNING;
-	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Launching nvmf connection[qid=%d] on core: %d\n",
-		       conn->qid, lcore);
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Launching nvmf connection on core: %d\n", lcore);
 	conn->poller.fn = spdk_nvmf_conn_do_work;
 	conn->poller.arg = conn;
 
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/conn.h b/lib/nvmf/conn.h
index 779cceee1..45023663e 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/conn.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/conn.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ enum conn_type {
 struct spdk_nvmf_conn {
 	struct nvmf_session		*sess;
 
-	uint16_t			qid;
-
 	enum conn_type			type;
 	volatile enum conn_state	state;
 
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index 864221567..895db3507 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -650,18 +650,13 @@ nvmf_rdma_connect(struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 		/* No private data, so use defaults. */
 		qp_depth = nvmf_min(ibdev_attr.max_qp_wr, SPDK_NVMF_DEFAULT_MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH);
 		rw_depth = nvmf_min(ibdev_attr.max_qp_rd_atom, SPDK_NVMF_DEFAULT_MAX_QUEUE_DEPTH);
-		conn->qid = 0;
 	} else {
 		const struct spdk_nvmf_rdma_request_private_data *private_data = host_event_data->private_data;
 		qp_depth = nvmf_min(ibdev_attr.max_qp_wr, nvmf_min(private_data->hrqsize,
 				    private_data->hsqsize));
 		rw_depth = nvmf_min(ibdev_attr.max_qp_rd_atom, host_event_data->initiator_depth);
-		conn->qid = private_data->qid;
 	}
 	rdma_conn->queue_depth = nvmf_min(qp_depth, rw_depth);
-	if (conn->qid > 0) {
-		conn->type = CONN_TYPE_IOQ;
-	}
 
 	rc = nvmf_rdma_queue_init(conn, conn_id->verbs);
 	if (rc) {
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/request.c b/lib/nvmf/request.c
index 9c48e00ef..57c48ddb3 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/request.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/request.c
@@ -428,8 +428,7 @@ nvmf_process_connect(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 
 	response = &req->rsp->connect_rsp;
 
-	conn->qid = connect->qid;
-	if (conn->qid > 0) {
+	if (connect->qid > 0) {
 		conn->type = CONN_TYPE_IOQ;
 	} else {
 		conn->type = CONN_TYPE_AQ;