diff --git a/include/ck_hp_fifo.h b/include/ck_hp_fifo.h
index 2aa2956..68423ee 100644
--- a/include/ck_hp_fifo.h
+++ b/include/ck_hp_fifo.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #ifndef _CK_HP_FIFO_H
 #define _CK_HP_FIFO_H
 
-#include <ck_backoff.h>
 #include <ck_cc.h>
 #include <ck_hp.h>
 #include <ck_pr.h>
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ ck_hp_fifo_enqueue_mpmc(ck_hp_record_t *record,
 			void *value)
 {
 	struct ck_hp_fifo_entry *tail, *next;
-	ck_backoff_t backoff = CK_BACKOFF_INITIALIZER;
 
 	entry->value = value;
 	entry->next = NULL;
@@ -93,8 +91,6 @@ ck_hp_fifo_enqueue_mpmc(ck_hp_record_t *record,
 			continue;
 		} else if (ck_pr_cas_ptr(&fifo->tail->next, next, entry) == true)
 			break;
-
-		ck_backoff_eb(&backoff);
 	}
 
 	ck_pr_cas_ptr(&fifo->tail, tail, entry);
@@ -107,7 +103,6 @@ ck_hp_fifo_dequeue_mpmc(ck_hp_record_t *record,
 			void *value)
 {
 	struct ck_hp_fifo_entry *head, *tail, *next;
-	ck_backoff_t backoff = CK_BACKOFF_INITIALIZER;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		tail = ck_pr_load_ptr(&fifo->tail);
@@ -132,8 +127,6 @@ ck_hp_fifo_dequeue_mpmc(ck_hp_record_t *record,
 			continue;
 		} else if (ck_pr_cas_ptr(&fifo->head, head, next) == true)
 			break;
-
-		ck_backoff_eb(&backoff);
 	}
 
 	ck_pr_store_ptr(value, next->value);
diff --git a/include/ck_hp_stack.h b/include/ck_hp_stack.h
index 3a0d3be..aba8ac4 100644
--- a/include/ck_hp_stack.h
+++ b/include/ck_hp_stack.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #ifndef _CK_HP_STACK_H
 #define _CK_HP_STACK_H
 
-#include <ck_backoff.h>
 #include <ck_cc.h>
 #include <ck_hp.h>
 #include <ck_pr.h>
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ CK_CC_INLINE static void *
 ck_hp_stack_pop_mpmc(ck_hp_record_t *record, struct ck_stack *target)
 {
 	struct ck_stack_entry *entry, *update;
-	ck_backoff_t backoff = CK_BACKOFF_INITIALIZER;
 
 	do {
 		entry = ck_pr_load_ptr(&target->head);
@@ -75,8 +73,6 @@ ck_hp_stack_pop_mpmc(ck_hp_record_t *record, struct ck_stack *target)
 			if (update == NULL)
 				return (NULL);
 		}
-
-		ck_backoff_eb(&backoff);
 	}
 
 	return (entry);