diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
index 30a4ea62be..e3d6e75e5f 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf_transport.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_qpair {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_transport		*transport;
 	struct spdk_nvmf_ctrlr			*ctrlr;
 	struct spdk_nvmf_poll_group		*group;
-	const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id	*trid;
 
 	uint16_t				qid;
 	uint16_t				sq_head;
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index b35ed70d1b..2edcb99e33 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,6 @@ nvmf_rdma_connect(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport, struct rdma_cm_event *e
 	rqpair->cm_id = event->id;
 	rqpair->listen_id = event->listen_id;
 	rqpair->qpair.transport = transport;
-	rqpair->qpair.trid = port->trid;
 	STAILQ_INIT(&rqpair->ibv_events);
 	/* use qid from the private data to determine the qpair type
 	   qid will be set to the appropriate value when the controller is created */
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index 4b30196f84..7e2707f575 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -966,7 +966,6 @@ nvmf_tcp_handle_connect(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport,
 	tqpair->state_cntr[TCP_REQUEST_STATE_FREE] = 0;
 	tqpair->port = port;
 	tqpair->qpair.transport = transport;
-	tqpair->qpair.trid = port->trid;
 
 	rc = spdk_sock_getaddr(tqpair->sock, tqpair->target_addr,
 			       sizeof(tqpair->target_addr), &tqpair->target_port,