diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
index b53b9ef65009..0e4536cc46f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ struct ceph_messenger {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 #define ceph_msg_has_bio(m)		((m)->b.type == CEPH_MSG_DATA_BIO)
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
-#define ceph_msg_has_trail(m)		((m)->t.type == CEPH_MSG_DATA_PAGELIST)
 
 enum ceph_msg_data_type {
 	CEPH_MSG_DATA_NONE,	/* message contains no data payload */
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ struct ceph_msg {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 	struct ceph_msg_data	b;	/* bio */
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
-	struct ceph_msg_data	t;	/* trail */
 
 	struct ceph_connection *con;
 	struct list_head list_head;	/* links for connection lists */
@@ -295,8 +293,6 @@ extern void ceph_msg_data_set_pages(struct ceph_msg *msg, struct page **pages,
 extern void ceph_msg_data_set_pagelist(struct ceph_msg *msg,
 				struct ceph_pagelist *pagelist);
 extern void ceph_msg_data_set_bio(struct ceph_msg *msg, struct bio *bio);
-extern void ceph_msg_data_set_trail(struct ceph_msg *msg,
-				struct ceph_pagelist *trail);
 
 extern struct ceph_msg *ceph_msg_new(int type, int front_len, gfp_t flags,
 				     bool can_fail);
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index d611156808b3..ff58d3182754 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -1115,8 +1115,6 @@ static void prepare_message_data(struct ceph_msg *msg,
 		ceph_msg_data_cursor_init(&msg->p);
 	if (ceph_msg_has_pagelist(msg))
 		ceph_msg_data_cursor_init(&msg->l);
-	if (ceph_msg_has_trail(msg))
-		ceph_msg_data_cursor_init(&msg->t);
 
 	msg_pos->did_page_crc = false;
 }
@@ -1398,7 +1396,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static void out_msg_pos_next(struct ceph_connection *con, struct page *page,
-			size_t len, size_t sent, bool in_trail)
+			size_t len, size_t sent)
 {
 	struct ceph_msg *msg = con->out_msg;
 	struct ceph_msg_pos *msg_pos = &con->out_msg_pos;
@@ -1409,9 +1407,7 @@ static void out_msg_pos_next(struct ceph_connection *con, struct page *page,
 
 	msg_pos->data_pos += sent;
 	msg_pos->page_pos += sent;
-	if (in_trail)
-		need_crc = ceph_msg_data_advance(&msg->t, sent);
-	else if (ceph_msg_has_pages(msg))
+	if (ceph_msg_has_pages(msg))
 		need_crc = ceph_msg_data_advance(&msg->p, sent);
 	else if (ceph_msg_has_pagelist(msg))
 		need_crc = ceph_msg_data_advance(&msg->l, sent);
@@ -1481,14 +1477,6 @@ static int write_partial_message_data(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	bool do_datacrc = !con->msgr->nocrc;
 	int ret;
 	int total_max_write;
-	bool in_trail = false;
-	size_t trail_len = 0;
-	size_t trail_off = data_len;
-
-	if (ceph_msg_has_trail(msg)) {
-		trail_len = msg->t.pagelist->length;
-		trail_off -= trail_len;
-	}
 
 	dout("%s %p msg %p page %d offset %d\n", __func__,
 	     con, msg, msg_pos->page, msg_pos->page_pos);
@@ -1508,16 +1496,9 @@ static int write_partial_message_data(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		bool use_cursor = false;
 		bool last_piece = true;	/* preserve existing behavior */
 
-		in_trail = in_trail || msg_pos->data_pos >= trail_off;
-		if (!in_trail)
-			total_max_write = trail_off - msg_pos->data_pos;
+		total_max_write = data_len - msg_pos->data_pos;
 
-		if (in_trail) {
-			BUG_ON(!ceph_msg_has_trail(msg));
-			use_cursor = true;
-			page = ceph_msg_data_next(&msg->t, &page_offset,
-							&length, &last_piece);
-		} else if (ceph_msg_has_pages(msg)) {
+		if (ceph_msg_has_pages(msg)) {
 			use_cursor = true;
 			page = ceph_msg_data_next(&msg->p, &page_offset,
 							&length, &last_piece);
@@ -1552,7 +1533,7 @@ static int write_partial_message_data(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			goto out;
 
-		out_msg_pos_next(con, page, length, (size_t) ret, in_trail);
+		out_msg_pos_next(con, page, length, (size_t) ret);
 	}
 
 	dout("%s %p msg %p done\n", __func__, con, msg);
@@ -3145,17 +3126,6 @@ void ceph_msg_data_set_bio(struct ceph_msg *msg, struct bio *bio)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_msg_data_set_bio);
 
-void ceph_msg_data_set_trail(struct ceph_msg *msg, struct ceph_pagelist *trail)
-{
-	BUG_ON(!trail);
-	BUG_ON(!trail->length);
-	BUG_ON(msg->b.type != CEPH_MSG_DATA_NONE);
-
-	msg->t.type = CEPH_MSG_DATA_PAGELIST;
-	msg->t.pagelist = trail;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_msg_data_set_trail);
-
 /*
  * construct a new message with given type, size
  * the new msg has a ref count of 1.
@@ -3179,7 +3149,6 @@ struct ceph_msg *ceph_msg_new(int type, int front_len, gfp_t flags,
 	ceph_msg_data_init(&m->p);
 	ceph_msg_data_init(&m->l);
 	ceph_msg_data_init(&m->b);
-	ceph_msg_data_init(&m->t);
 
 	/* front */
 	m->front_max = front_len;
@@ -3345,9 +3314,6 @@ void ceph_msg_last_put(struct kref *kref)
 		m->l.pagelist = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (ceph_msg_has_trail(m))
-		m->t.pagelist = NULL;
-
 	if (m->pool)
 		ceph_msgpool_put(m->pool, m);
 	else