diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 53d332c87dcf..0d055f08044e 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -4787,9 +4787,6 @@ get_cmd:
 		case TRANSPORT_COMPLETE_OK:
 			transport_generic_complete_ok(cmd);
 			break;
-		case TRANSPORT_REMOVE:
-			transport_put_cmd(cmd);
-			break;
 		case TRANSPORT_FREE_CMD_INTR:
 			transport_generic_free_cmd(cmd, 0);
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
index 55a278ed1111..6195026cc7b0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ static void ft_recv_seq(struct fc_seq *sp, struct fc_frame *fp, void *arg)
 
 	if (IS_ERR(fp)) {
 		/* XXX need to find cmd if queued */
-		cmd->se_cmd.t_state = TRANSPORT_REMOVE;
 		cmd->seq = NULL;
 		transport_generic_free_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, 0);
 		return;
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index 027193650749..ced065c1428d 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ enum transport_state_table {
 	TRANSPORT_ISTATE_PROCESSING = 11,
 	TRANSPORT_ISTATE_PROCESSED = 12,
 	TRANSPORT_KILL		= 13,
-	TRANSPORT_REMOVE	= 14,
 	TRANSPORT_FREE		= 15,
 	TRANSPORT_NEW_CMD_MAP	= 16,
 	TRANSPORT_FREE_CMD_INTR = 17,