diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c
index ce69141b56cb..cfcbe417fde9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/driver.c
@@ -509,14 +509,10 @@ static inline void init_ps_mdata(struct ps_mdata *mdata,
 	mdata->rsize = packet->rsize;
 	mdata->maxcnt = packet->maxcnt;
 
-	if (rcd->ps_state.initialized == 0) {
-		mdata->ps_head = packet->rhqoff;
-		rcd->ps_state.initialized++;
-	} else
-		mdata->ps_head = rcd->ps_state.ps_head;
+	mdata->ps_head = packet->rhqoff;
 
 	if (HFI1_CAP_IS_KSET(DMA_RTAIL)) {
-		mdata->ps_tail = packet->hdrqtail;
+		mdata->ps_tail = get_rcvhdrtail(rcd);
 		mdata->ps_seq = 0; /* not used with DMA_RTAIL */
 	} else {
 		mdata->ps_tail = 0; /* used only with DMA_RTAIL*/
@@ -533,12 +529,9 @@ static inline int ps_done(struct ps_mdata *mdata, u64 rhf)
 
 static inline void update_ps_mdata(struct ps_mdata *mdata)
 {
-	struct hfi1_ctxtdata *rcd = mdata->rcd;
-
 	mdata->ps_head += mdata->rsize;
-	if (mdata->ps_head > mdata->maxcnt)
+	if (mdata->ps_head >= mdata->maxcnt)
 		mdata->ps_head = 0;
-	rcd->ps_state.ps_head = mdata->ps_head;
 	if (!HFI1_CAP_IS_KSET(DMA_RTAIL)) {
 		if (++mdata->ps_seq > 13)
 			mdata->ps_seq = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h
index 31c11852d4c0..70891fbf89b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/hfi.h
@@ -139,15 +139,6 @@ extern const struct pci_error_handlers hfi1_pci_err_handler;
 struct hfi1_opcode_stats_perctx;
 #endif
 
-/*
- * struct ps_state keeps state associated with RX queue "prescanning"
- * (prescanning for FECNs, and BECNs), if prescanning is in use.
- */
-struct ps_state {
-	u32 ps_head;
-	int initialized;
-};
-
 struct ctxt_eager_bufs {
 	ssize_t size;            /* total size of eager buffers */
 	u32 count;               /* size of buffers array */
@@ -302,10 +293,6 @@ struct hfi1_ctxtdata {
 	struct list_head sdma_queues;
 	spinlock_t sdma_qlock;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PRESCAN_RXQ
-	struct ps_state ps_state;
-#endif /* CONFIG_PRESCAN_RXQ */
-
 	/*
 	 * The interrupt handler for a particular receive context can vary
 	 * throughout it's lifetime. This is not a lock protected data member so