diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h
index 8ce13ef3cac3..3bd5bb17035a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_disc.h
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ struct lpfc_node_rrq {
 	uint16_t rxid;
 	uint32_t         nlp_DID;		/* FC D_ID of entry */
 	struct lpfc_vport *vport;
-	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp;
 	unsigned long rrq_stop_time;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index d1bb99220495..4687830e06da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_rrq(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 {
 	struct lpfc_vport *vport = cmdiocb->vport;
 	IOCB_t *irsp;
-	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp;
+	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp = cmdiocb->context1;
 	struct lpfc_node_rrq *rrq;
 
 	/* we pass cmdiocb to state machine which needs rspiocb as well */
@@ -1862,22 +1862,12 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_rrq(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 		irsp->ulpStatus, irsp->un.ulpWord[4],
 		irsp->un.elsreq64.remoteID);
 
-	ndlp = lpfc_findnode_did(vport, irsp->un.elsreq64.remoteID);
-	if (!ndlp || ndlp != rrq->ndlp) {
-		lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_ERR, LOG_TRACE_EVENT,
-				 "2882 RRQ completes to NPort x%x "
-				 "with no ndlp. Data: x%x x%x x%x\n",
-				 irsp->un.elsreq64.remoteID,
-				 irsp->ulpStatus, irsp->un.ulpWord[4],
-				 irsp->ulpIoTag);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/* rrq completes to NPort <nlp_DID> */
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_ELS,
-			 "2880 RRQ completes to NPort x%x "
+			 "2880 RRQ completes to DID x%x "
 			 "Data: x%x x%x x%x x%x x%x\n",
-			 ndlp->nlp_DID, irsp->ulpStatus, irsp->un.ulpWord[4],
+			 irsp->un.elsreq64.remoteID,
+			 irsp->ulpStatus, irsp->un.ulpWord[4],
 			 irsp->ulpTimeout, rrq->xritag, rrq->rxid);
 
 	if (irsp->ulpStatus) {
@@ -1893,10 +1883,8 @@ lpfc_cmpl_els_rrq(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_iocbq *cmdiocb,
 					 ndlp->nlp_DID, irsp->ulpStatus,
 					 irsp->un.ulpWord[4]);
 	}
-out:
-	if (rrq)
-		lpfc_clr_rrq_active(phba, rrq->xritag, rrq);
 
+	lpfc_clr_rrq_active(phba, rrq->xritag, rrq);
 	lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, cmdiocb);
 	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
 	return;
@@ -7619,9 +7607,6 @@ lpfc_issue_els_rrq(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	uint16_t cmdsize;
 	int ret;
 
-
-	if (ndlp != rrq->ndlp)
-		ndlp = rrq->ndlp;
 	if (!ndlp)
 		return 1;
 
@@ -7651,9 +7636,9 @@ lpfc_issue_els_rrq(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 		did, rrq->xritag, rrq->rxid);
 	elsiocb->context_un.rrq = rrq;
 	elsiocb->iocb_cmpl = lpfc_cmpl_els_rrq;
-	elsiocb->context1 = lpfc_nlp_get(ndlp);
-	if (!elsiocb->context1)
-		goto node_err;
+
+	lpfc_nlp_get(ndlp);
+	elsiocb->context1 = ndlp;
 
 	ret = lpfc_sli_issue_iocb(phba, LPFC_ELS_RING, elsiocb, 0);
 	if (ret == IOCB_ERROR)
@@ -7662,7 +7647,6 @@ lpfc_issue_els_rrq(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 
  io_err:
 	lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
- node_err:
 	lpfc_els_free_iocb(phba, elsiocb);
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index fa1a714a78f0..99307bb7b62c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -987,16 +987,10 @@ lpfc_clr_rrq_active(struct lpfc_hba *phba,
 {
 	struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp = NULL;
 
+	/* Lookup did to verify if did is still active on this vport */
 	if (rrq->vport)
 		ndlp = lpfc_findnode_did(rrq->vport, rrq->nlp_DID);
 
-	/* The target DID could have been swapped (cable swap)
-	 * we should use the ndlp from the findnode if it is
-	 * available.
-	 */
-	if ((!ndlp) && rrq->ndlp)
-		ndlp = rrq->ndlp;
-
 	if (!ndlp)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1118,9 +1112,14 @@ lpfc_cleanup_vports_rrqs(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 		lpfc_sli4_vport_delete_fcp_xri_aborted(vport);
 	}
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(rrq, nextrrq, &phba->active_rrq_list, list)
-		if ((rrq->vport == vport) && (!ndlp  || rrq->ndlp == ndlp))
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(rrq, nextrrq, &phba->active_rrq_list, list) {
+		if (rrq->vport != vport)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!ndlp || ndlp == lpfc_findnode_did(vport, rrq->nlp_DID))
 			list_move(&rrq->list, &rrq_list);
+
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->hbalock, iflags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rrq, nextrrq, &rrq_list, list) {
@@ -1213,7 +1212,6 @@ lpfc_set_rrq_active(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp,
 	rrq->xritag = xritag;
 	rrq->rrq_stop_time = jiffies +
 				msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * (phba->fc_ratov + 1));
-	rrq->ndlp = ndlp;
 	rrq->nlp_DID = ndlp->nlp_DID;
 	rrq->vport = ndlp->vport;
 	rrq->rxid = rxid;
