static int qede_selftest_receive_traffic(struct qede_dev *edev)
 {
-       u16 hw_comp_cons, sw_comp_cons, sw_rx_index, len;
+       u16 sw_rx_index, len;
        struct eth_fast_path_rx_reg_cqe *fp_cqe;
        struct qede_rx_queue *rxq = NULL;
        struct sw_rx_data *sw_rx_data;
                        continue;
                }
 
-               hw_comp_cons = le16_to_cpu(*rxq->hw_cons_ptr);
-               sw_comp_cons = qed_chain_get_cons_idx(&rxq->rx_comp_ring);
-
-               /* Memory barrier to prevent the CPU from doing speculative
-                * reads of CQE/BD before reading hw_comp_cons. If the CQE is
-                * read before it is written by FW, then FW writes CQE and SB,
-                * and then the CPU reads the hw_comp_cons, it will use an old
-                * CQE.
-                */
-               rmb();
-
                /* Get the CQE from the completion ring */
                cqe = (union eth_rx_cqe *)qed_chain_consume(&rxq->rx_comp_ring);