diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index cf36dd39f2a5..577570d3e1f4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(io_queue_depth, "set io queue depth, should >= 2");
 struct nvme_dev;
 struct nvme_queue;
 
-static void nvme_process_cq(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq);
 static void nvme_dev_disable(struct nvme_dev *dev, bool shutdown);
 
 /*
@@ -896,7 +895,6 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		goto out_cleanup_iod;
 	}
 	__nvme_submit_cmd(nvmeq, &cmnd);
-	nvme_process_cq(nvmeq);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&nvmeq->q_lock);
 	return BLK_STS_OK;
 out_cleanup_iod: