diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 73a875573e7a..6f82e4d8fda4 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1466,10 +1466,6 @@ connect_abort:
 static int smc_connect_check_aclc(struct smc_init_info *ini,
 				  struct smc_clc_msg_accept_confirm *aclc)
 {
-	if (aclc->hdr.typev1 != SMC_TYPE_R &&
-	    aclc->hdr.typev1 != SMC_TYPE_D)
-		return SMC_CLC_DECL_MODEUNSUPP;
-
 	if (aclc->hdr.version >= SMC_V2) {
 		if ((aclc->hdr.typev1 == SMC_TYPE_R &&
 		     !smcr_indicated(ini->smc_type_v2)) ||
@@ -1523,10 +1519,6 @@ static int __smc_connect(struct smc_sock *smc)
 		ini->smcd_version &= ~SMC_V1;
 		ini->smcr_version = 0;
 		ini->smc_type_v1 = SMC_TYPE_N;
-		if (!ini->smcd_version) {
-			rc = SMC_CLC_DECL_GETVLANERR;
-			goto fallback;
-		}
 	}
 
 	rc = smc_find_proposal_devices(smc, ini);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 3b95828d9976..71fb334d8234 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@ int smcr_buf_reg_lgr(struct smc_link *lnk)
 }
 
 static struct smc_buf_desc *smcr_new_buf_create(struct smc_link_group *lgr,
-						bool is_rmb, int bufsize)
+						int bufsize)
 {
 	struct smc_buf_desc *buf_desc;
 
@@ -2398,7 +2398,7 @@ static int __smc_buf_create(struct smc_sock *smc, bool is_smcd, bool is_rmb)
 		if (is_smcd)
 			buf_desc = smcd_new_buf_create(lgr, is_rmb, bufsize);
 		else
-			buf_desc = smcr_new_buf_create(lgr, is_rmb, bufsize);
+			buf_desc = smcr_new_buf_create(lgr, bufsize);
 
 		if (PTR_ERR(buf_desc) == -ENOMEM)
 			break;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_loopback.h b/net/smc/smc_loopback.h
index 6dd4292dae56..04dc6808d2e1 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_loopback.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_loopback.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #define _SMC_LOOPBACK_H
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <net/smc.h>
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMC_LO)