diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c
index 8ba8a67146..14c690b656 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1.c
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ void mca_pml_ob1_process_pending_packets(mca_bml_base_btl_t* bml_btl)
                         pckt->hdr.hdr_ack.hdr_dst_req.pval,
                         pckt->hdr.hdr_ack.hdr_send_offset,
                         pckt->hdr.hdr_common.hdr_flags & MCA_PML_OB1_HDR_FLAGS_NORDMA);
-                MCA_PML_OB1_PCKT_PENDING_RETURN(pckt);
                 if( OPAL_UNLIKELY(OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE == rc) ) {
                     OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mca_pml_ob1.lock);
                     opal_list_append(&mca_pml_ob1.pckt_pending,
@@ -509,7 +508,6 @@ void mca_pml_ob1_process_pending_packets(mca_bml_base_btl_t* bml_btl)
                                           pckt->hdr.hdr_fin.hdr_des.pval,
                                           pckt->order,
                                           pckt->hdr.hdr_fin.hdr_fail);
-                MCA_PML_OB1_PCKT_PENDING_RETURN(pckt);
                 if( OPAL_UNLIKELY(OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE == rc) ) {
                     OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mca_pml_ob1.lock);
                     opal_list_append(&mca_pml_ob1.pckt_pending,