diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
index e7f2fb2fc207..99c1726be6ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ struct ceph_msg_data_cursor {
 
 	struct ceph_msg_data	*data;		/* current data item */
 	size_t			resid;		/* bytes not yet consumed */
-	bool			last_piece;	/* current is last piece */
 	bool			need_crc;	/* crc update needed */
 	union {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
@@ -498,8 +497,7 @@ void ceph_con_discard_requeued(struct ceph_connection *con, u64 reconnect_seq);
 void ceph_msg_data_cursor_init(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 			       struct ceph_msg *msg, size_t length);
 struct page *ceph_msg_data_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
-				size_t *page_offset, size_t *length,
-				bool *last_piece);
+				size_t *page_offset, size_t *length);
 void ceph_msg_data_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor, size_t bytes);
 
 u32 ceph_crc32c_page(u32 crc, struct page *page, unsigned int page_offset,
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index d3bb656308b4..fae3edb46790 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ static void ceph_msg_data_bio_cursor_init(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 		it->iter.bi_size = cursor->resid;
 
 	BUG_ON(cursor->resid < bio_iter_len(it->bio, it->iter));
-	cursor->last_piece = cursor->resid == bio_iter_len(it->bio, it->iter);
 }
 
 static struct page *ceph_msg_data_bio_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
@@ -754,10 +753,8 @@ static bool ceph_msg_data_bio_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	cursor->resid -= bytes;
 	bio_advance_iter(it->bio, &it->iter, bytes);
 
-	if (!cursor->resid) {
-		BUG_ON(!cursor->last_piece);
+	if (!cursor->resid)
 		return false;   /* no more data */
-	}
 
 	if (!bytes || (it->iter.bi_size && it->iter.bi_bvec_done &&
 		       page == bio_iter_page(it->bio, it->iter)))
@@ -770,9 +767,7 @@ static bool ceph_msg_data_bio_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 			it->iter.bi_size = cursor->resid;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(cursor->last_piece);
 	BUG_ON(cursor->resid < bio_iter_len(it->bio, it->iter));
-	cursor->last_piece = cursor->resid == bio_iter_len(it->bio, it->iter);
 	return true;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
@@ -788,8 +783,6 @@ static void ceph_msg_data_bvecs_cursor_init(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	cursor->bvec_iter.bi_size = cursor->resid;
 
 	BUG_ON(cursor->resid < bvec_iter_len(bvecs, cursor->bvec_iter));
-	cursor->last_piece =
-	    cursor->resid == bvec_iter_len(bvecs, cursor->bvec_iter);
 }
 
 static struct page *ceph_msg_data_bvecs_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
@@ -815,19 +808,14 @@ static bool ceph_msg_data_bvecs_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	cursor->resid -= bytes;
 	bvec_iter_advance(bvecs, &cursor->bvec_iter, bytes);
 
-	if (!cursor->resid) {
-		BUG_ON(!cursor->last_piece);
+	if (!cursor->resid)
 		return false;   /* no more data */
-	}
 
 	if (!bytes || (cursor->bvec_iter.bi_bvec_done &&
 		       page == bvec_iter_page(bvecs, cursor->bvec_iter)))
 		return false;	/* more bytes to process in this segment */
 
-	BUG_ON(cursor->last_piece);
 	BUG_ON(cursor->resid < bvec_iter_len(bvecs, cursor->bvec_iter));
-	cursor->last_piece =
-	    cursor->resid == bvec_iter_len(bvecs, cursor->bvec_iter);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -853,7 +841,6 @@ static void ceph_msg_data_pages_cursor_init(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	BUG_ON(page_count > (int)USHRT_MAX);
 	cursor->page_count = (unsigned short)page_count;
 	BUG_ON(length > SIZE_MAX - cursor->page_offset);
-	cursor->last_piece = cursor->page_offset + cursor->resid <= PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
 static struct page *
@@ -868,11 +855,7 @@ ceph_msg_data_pages_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	BUG_ON(cursor->page_offset >= PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	*page_offset = cursor->page_offset;
-	if (cursor->last_piece)
-		*length = cursor->resid;
-	else
-		*length = PAGE_SIZE - *page_offset;
-
+	*length = min(cursor->resid, PAGE_SIZE - *page_offset);
 	return data->pages[cursor->page_index];
 }
 
@@ -897,8 +880,6 @@ static bool ceph_msg_data_pages_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 
 	BUG_ON(cursor->page_index >= cursor->page_count);
 	cursor->page_index++;
-	cursor->last_piece = cursor->resid <= PAGE_SIZE;
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -928,7 +909,6 @@ ceph_msg_data_pagelist_cursor_init(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	cursor->resid = min(length, pagelist->length);
 	cursor->page = page;
 	cursor->offset = 0;
-	cursor->last_piece = cursor->resid <= PAGE_SIZE;
 }
 
 static struct page *
@@ -948,11 +928,7 @@ ceph_msg_data_pagelist_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 
 	/* offset of first page in pagelist is always 0 */
 	*page_offset = cursor->offset & ~PAGE_MASK;
-	if (cursor->last_piece)
-		*length = cursor->resid;
-	else
-		*length = PAGE_SIZE - *page_offset;
-
+	*length = min(cursor->resid, PAGE_SIZE - *page_offset);
 	return cursor->page;
 }
 
@@ -985,8 +961,6 @@ static bool ceph_msg_data_pagelist_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 
 	BUG_ON(list_is_last(&cursor->page->lru, &pagelist->head));
 	cursor->page = list_next_entry(cursor->page, lru);
-	cursor->last_piece = cursor->resid <= PAGE_SIZE;
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1044,8 +1018,7 @@ void ceph_msg_data_cursor_init(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
  * Indicate whether this is the last piece in this data item.
  */
 struct page *ceph_msg_data_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
-				size_t *page_offset, size_t *length,
-				bool *last_piece)
+				size_t *page_offset, size_t *length)
 {
 	struct page *page;
 
@@ -1074,8 +1047,6 @@ struct page *ceph_msg_data_next(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 	BUG_ON(*page_offset + *length > PAGE_SIZE);
 	BUG_ON(!*length);
 	BUG_ON(*length > cursor->resid);
-	if (last_piece)
-		*last_piece = cursor->last_piece;
 
 	return page;
 }
@@ -1112,7 +1083,6 @@ void ceph_msg_data_advance(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor, size_t bytes)
 	cursor->total_resid -= bytes;
 
 	if (!cursor->resid && cursor->total_resid) {
-		WARN_ON(!cursor->last_piece);
 		cursor->data++;
 		__ceph_msg_data_cursor_init(cursor);
 		new_piece = true;
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c b/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c
index 6b014eca3a13..3ddbde87e4d6 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger_v1.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int write_partial_message_data(struct ceph_connection *con)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &page_offset, &length, NULL);
+		page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &page_offset, &length);
 		if (length == cursor->total_resid)
 			more = MSG_MORE;
 		ret = ceph_tcp_sendpage(con->sock, page, page_offset, length,
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static int read_partial_msg_data(struct ceph_connection *con)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &page_offset, &length, NULL);
+		page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &page_offset, &length);
 		ret = ceph_tcp_recvpage(con->sock, page, page_offset, length);
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 			if (do_datacrc)
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static int read_partial_msg_data_bounce(struct ceph_connection *con)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &off, &len, NULL);
+		page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &off, &len);
 		ret = ceph_tcp_recvpage(con->sock, con->bounce_page, 0, len);
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 			con->in_data_crc = crc;
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c b/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c
index c6e5bfc717d5..cc8ff81a50b7 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger_v2.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static void get_bvec_at(struct ceph_msg_data_cursor *cursor,
 		ceph_msg_data_advance(cursor, 0);
 
 	/* get a piece of data, cursor isn't advanced */
-	page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &off, &len, NULL);
+	page = ceph_msg_data_next(cursor, &off, &len);
 
 	bv->bv_page = page;
 	bv->bv_offset = off;
