" src_addr %llx, dst_addr %llx\n", __func__,
                        active_compression_mode->name,
                        src_addr, dst_addr);
-       } else if (ctx->async_mode)
-               req->base.data = idxd_desc;
+       }
 
        dev_dbg(dev, "%s: compression mode %s,"
                " desc->src1_addr %llx, desc->src1_size %d,"
                        " src_addr %llx, dst_addr %llx\n", __func__,
                        active_compression_mode->name,
                        src_addr, dst_addr);
-       } else if (ctx->async_mode && !disable_async)
-               req->base.data = idxd_desc;
+       }
 
        dev_dbg(dev, "%s: decompression mode %s,"
                " desc->src1_addr %llx, desc->src1_size %d,"