diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c
index 6246ec61b2..c3c579ac78 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c
@@ -236,8 +236,6 @@ int mca_btl_openib_add_procs(
                 OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ib_proc->proc_lock);
                 return OMPI_ERROR;
             }
-            /* we caching REMOTE_LID to the endpoint */
-            endpoint->lid = ib_proc->proc_ports[j].lid;
         }
 #endif
         mca_btl_openib_endpoint_init(openib_btl, endpoint);
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.h b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.h
index 07590d444d..2aaf60c3c4 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.h
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t {
 
 
     uint64_t subnet_id; /**< subnet id of this endpoint*/
-    uint16_t lid; /**< used only for xrc. caching remote lid number.
-                    Pasha: do we need to cache it here ?!!! */
     struct ib_address_t *ib_addr; /**< used only for xrc; pointer to struct
                                     that keeps remote port info */