diff --git a/src/rdb/rdb_rpc.c b/src/rdb/rdb_rpc.c
index c987c9e8308..67ab8604bbc 100644
--- a/src/rdb/rdb_rpc.c
+++ b/src/rdb/rdb_rpc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * (C) Copyright 2017-2023 Intel Corporation.
- * (C) Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+ * (C) Copyright 2025-2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
  */
@@ -351,24 +351,18 @@ rdb_recvd(void *arg)
 static void
 rdb_raft_rpc_cb(const struct crt_cb_info *cb_info)
 {
-	struct rdb_raft_rpc    *rrpc = cb_info->cci_arg;
-	struct rdb	       *db = rrpc->drc_db;
-	crt_opcode_t		opc = opc_get(cb_info->cci_rpc->cr_opc);
-	d_rank_t		dstrank;
-	int			rc;
-
-	rc = crt_req_dst_rank_get(rrpc->drc_rpc, &dstrank);
-	D_ASSERTF(rc == 0, ""DF_RC"\n", DP_RC(rc));
+	struct rdb_raft_rpc *rrpc = cb_info->cci_arg;
+	struct rdb          *db   = rrpc->drc_db;
+	crt_opcode_t         opc  = opc_get(cb_info->cci_rpc->cr_opc);
+	int                  rc   = cb_info->cci_rc;
 
-	rc = cb_info->cci_rc;
-	D_DEBUG(DB_MD, DF_DB": opc=%u rank=%u rtt=%f\n", DP_DB(db), opc,
-		dstrank, ABT_get_wtime() - rrpc->drc_sent);
+	D_DEBUG(DB_MD, DF_DB ": opc=%u rank=%u rtt=%f\n", DP_DB(db), opc,
+		rrpc->drc_rpc->cr_ep.ep_rank, ABT_get_wtime() - rrpc->drc_sent);
 	ABT_mutex_lock(db->d_mutex);
 	if (rc != 0 || db->d_stop) {
 		if (rc != -DER_CANCELED)
-			D_ERROR(DF_DB": RPC %x to rank %u failed: "DF_RC"\n",
-				DP_DB(rrpc->drc_db), opc,
-				dstrank, DP_RC(rc));
+			DL_INFO(rc, DF_DB ": RPC %x to rank %u failed", DP_DB(rrpc->drc_db), opc,
+				rrpc->drc_rpc->cr_ep.ep_rank);
 		/*
 		 * Drop this RPC, assuming that raft will make a new one. If we
 		 * are stopping, rdb_recvd() might have already stopped. Hence,
@@ -433,14 +427,8 @@ rdb_abort_raft_rpcs(struct rdb *db)
 		d_list_del_init(&rrpc->drc_entry);
 		rc = crt_req_abort(rrpc->drc_rpc);
 		if (rc != 0) {
-			d_rank_t	dstrank;
-			int		rc2;
-
-			rc2 = crt_req_dst_rank_get(rrpc->drc_rpc, &dstrank);
-			D_ASSERTF(rc2 == 0, ""DF_RC"\n", DP_RC(rc2));
-			D_ERROR(DF_DB": failed to abort %x to rank %u: "
-				""DF_RC"\n", DP_DB(rrpc->drc_db),
-				rrpc->drc_rpc->cr_opc, dstrank, DP_RC(rc));
+			DL_ERROR(rc, DF_DB ": failed to abort %x to rank %u", DP_DB(rrpc->drc_db),
+				 rrpc->drc_rpc->cr_opc, rrpc->drc_rpc->cr_ep.ep_rank);
 			return rc;
 		}
 	}