diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_accumulate.c b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_accumulate.c
index c04f950b24..b2f998ea60 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_accumulate.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_accumulate.c
@@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ static inline int ompi_osc_rdma_gacc_master (ompi_osc_rdma_sync_t *sync, const v
                     (target_datatype->super.size * target_count <= acc_limit))) {
         if (NULL == request) {
             OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, request);
-            if (NULL == request) {
-                return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-            }
             request->internal = true;
             request->type = result_datatype ? OMPI_OSC_RDMA_TYPE_GET_ACC : OMPI_OSC_RDMA_TYPE_ACC;
         }
@@ -403,10 +400,6 @@ static inline int ompi_osc_rdma_gacc_master (ompi_osc_rdma_sync_t *sync, const v
 
             /* execute the get */
             OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, subreq);
-            if (NULL == subreq) {
-                ompi_osc_rdma_progress (module);
-                continue;
-            }
             subreq->internal = true;
             subreq->parent_request = request;
             if (request) {
@@ -597,9 +590,6 @@ static inline int cas_rdma (ompi_osc_rdma_sync_t *sync, const void *source_buffe
     int ret;
 
     OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, request);
-    if (NULL == request) {
-        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-    }
 
     request->internal = true;
     request->type = OMPI_OSC_RDMA_TYPE_CSWAP;
@@ -806,9 +796,6 @@ int ompi_osc_rdma_rget_accumulate (const void *origin_addr, int origin_count,
                          win->w_name));
 
     OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, rdma_request);
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(NULL == rdma_request)) {
-        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-    }
 
     ret = ompi_osc_rdma_rget_accumulate_internal (sync, origin_addr, origin_count, origin_datatype, result_addr,
                                                   result_count, result_datatype, peer, target_rank, target_disp,
@@ -865,9 +852,6 @@ int ompi_osc_rdma_raccumulate (const void *origin_addr, int origin_count,
                          (unsigned long) target_disp, target_count, target_datatype->name, op->o_name, win->w_name));
 
     OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, rdma_request);
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(NULL == rdma_request)) {
-        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-    }
 
     ret = ompi_osc_rdma_rget_accumulate_internal (sync, origin_addr, origin_count, origin_datatype, NULL, 0,
                                                   NULL, peer, target_rank, target_disp, target_count, target_datatype,
diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_comm.c b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_comm.c
index 2076b85a28..e0ced9bb7c 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_comm.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_comm.c
@@ -199,10 +199,6 @@ static int ompi_osc_rdma_master_noncontig (ompi_osc_rdma_sync_t *sync, void *loc
             /* execute the get */
             if (!subreq && alloc_reqs) {
                 OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, subreq);
-                if (NULL == subreq) {
-                    ompi_osc_rdma_progress (module);
-                    continue;
-                }
                 subreq->internal = true;
                 subreq->type = OMPI_OSC_RDMA_TYPE_RDMA;
                 subreq->parent_request = request;
@@ -285,9 +281,6 @@ static inline int ompi_osc_rdma_master (ompi_osc_rdma_sync_t *sync, void *local_
         if (NULL == request && alloc_reqs) {
             ompi_osc_rdma_module_t *module = sync->module;
             OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, request);
-            if (NULL == request) {
-                return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-            }
             request->internal = true;
             request->type = OMPI_OSC_RDMA_TYPE_RDMA;
         }
@@ -794,9 +787,6 @@ int ompi_osc_rdma_rput (const void *origin_addr, int origin_count, struct ompi_d
                          target_datatype->name, win->w_name));
 
     OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, rdma_request);
-    if (NULL == rdma_request) {
-        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-    }
 
     rdma_request->type = OMPI_OSC_RDMA_TYPE_PUT;
 
@@ -856,9 +846,6 @@ int ompi_osc_rdma_rget (void *origin_addr, int origin_count, struct ompi_datatyp
                          source_datatype->name, win->w_name));
 
     OMPI_OSC_RDMA_REQUEST_ALLOC(module, peer, rdma_request);
-    if (NULL == rdma_request) {
-        return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-    }
 
     rdma_request->type = OMPI_OSC_RDMA_TYPE_GET;
     ret = ompi_osc_rdma_get_w_req (sync, origin_addr, origin_count, origin_datatype, peer,