diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
index 269f23f1b6d1..036934cdcb92 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ int  iser_post_recvl(struct iser_conn *ib_conn);
 int  iser_post_recvm(struct iser_conn *ib_conn, int count);
 int  iser_post_send(struct iser_conn *ib_conn, struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc);
 
-int iser_conn_state_comp(struct iser_conn *ib_conn,
-			 enum iser_ib_conn_state comp);
-
 int iser_dma_map_task_data(struct iscsi_iser_task *iser_task,
 			    struct iser_data_buf       *data,
 			    enum   iser_data_dir       iser_dir,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
index e27eb8757650..27450eebd1e4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
@@ -260,20 +260,6 @@ int iser_conn_set_full_featured_mode(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-iser_check_xmit(struct iscsi_conn *conn, void *task)
-{
-	struct iscsi_iser_conn *iser_conn = conn->dd_data;
-
-	if (atomic_read(&iser_conn->ib_conn->post_send_buf_count) ==
-	    ISER_QP_MAX_REQ_DTOS) {
-		iser_dbg("%ld can't xmit task %p\n",jiffies,task);
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * iser_send_command - send command PDU
  */
@@ -289,13 +275,6 @@ int iser_send_command(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 	struct scsi_cmnd *sc  =  task->sc;
 	struct iser_tx_desc *tx_desc = &iser_task->desc;
 
-	if (!iser_conn_state_comp(iser_conn->ib_conn, ISER_CONN_UP)) {
-		iser_err("Failed to send, conn: 0x%p is not up\n", iser_conn->ib_conn);
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, task))
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-
 	edtl = ntohl(hdr->data_length);
 
 	/* build the tx desc regd header and add it to the tx desc dto */
@@ -357,15 +336,6 @@ int iser_send_data_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 	int err = 0;
 	struct ib_sge *tx_dsg;
 
-
-	if (!iser_conn_state_comp(iser_conn->ib_conn, ISER_CONN_UP)) {
-		iser_err("Failed to send, conn: 0x%p is not up\n", iser_conn->ib_conn);
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
-	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, task))
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-
 	itt = (__force uint32_t)hdr->itt;
 	data_seg_len = ntoh24(hdr->dlength);
 	buf_offset   = ntohl(hdr->offset);
@@ -425,14 +395,6 @@ int iser_send_control(struct iscsi_conn *conn,
 	int err = 0;
 	struct iser_device *device;
 
-	if (!iser_conn_state_comp(iser_conn->ib_conn, ISER_CONN_UP)) {
-		iser_err("Failed to send, conn: 0x%p is not up\n", iser_conn->ib_conn);
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
-	if (iser_check_xmit(conn, task))
-		return -ENOBUFS;
-
 	/* build the tx desc regd header and add it to the tx desc dto */
 	mdesc->type = ISCSI_TX_CONTROL;
 	iser_create_send_desc(iser_conn->ib_conn, mdesc);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
index 18cf65f092e8..308d17bb5146 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
@@ -300,17 +300,6 @@ static void iser_device_try_release(struct iser_device *device)
 	mutex_unlock(&ig.device_list_mutex);
 }
 
-int iser_conn_state_comp(struct iser_conn *ib_conn,
-			enum iser_ib_conn_state comp)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&ib_conn->lock);
-	ret = (ib_conn->state == comp);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&ib_conn->lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int iser_conn_state_comp_exch(struct iser_conn *ib_conn,
 				     enum iser_ib_conn_state comp,
 				     enum iser_ib_conn_state exch)