diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
index df7b6e9..68d8aef 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_sbc.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
 	cmd->t_state = TRANSPORT_PROCESSING;
-	cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE|CMD_T_BUSY|CMD_T_SENT;
+	cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE | CMD_T_SENT;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
 
 	__target_execute_cmd(cmd, false);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index e949db1..012ed95 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -593,9 +593,6 @@
 	if (!dev)
 		return;
 
-	if (cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_BUSY)
-		return;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->execute_task_lock, flags);
 	if (cmd->state_active) {
 		list_del(&cmd->state_list);
@@ -714,7 +711,6 @@
 
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
-	cmd->transport_state &= ~CMD_T_BUSY;
 
 	if (dev && dev->transport->transport_complete) {
 		dev->transport->transport_complete(cmd,
@@ -1782,7 +1778,7 @@
 		return;
 err:
 	spin_lock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
-	cmd->transport_state &= ~(CMD_T_BUSY|CMD_T_SENT);
+	cmd->transport_state &= ~CMD_T_SENT;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
 
 	transport_generic_request_failure(cmd, ret);
@@ -1810,7 +1806,7 @@
 					     sectors, 0, cmd->t_prot_sg, 0);
 		if (unlikely(cmd->pi_err)) {
 			spin_lock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
-			cmd->transport_state &= ~(CMD_T_BUSY|CMD_T_SENT);
+			cmd->transport_state &= ~CMD_T_SENT;
 			spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
 			transport_generic_request_failure(cmd, cmd->pi_err);
 			return -1;
@@ -1899,7 +1895,7 @@
 	}
 
 	cmd->t_state = TRANSPORT_PROCESSING;
-	cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE|CMD_T_BUSY|CMD_T_SENT;
+	cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_ACTIVE | CMD_T_SENT;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
 
 	if (target_write_prot_action(cmd))
@@ -1907,7 +1903,7 @@
 
 	if (target_handle_task_attr(cmd)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
-		cmd->transport_state &= ~(CMD_T_BUSY | CMD_T_SENT);
+		cmd->transport_state &= ~CMD_T_SENT;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&cmd->t_state_lock);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index c8b06e2..7b350fd 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@
 #define CMD_T_SENT		(1 << 4)
 #define CMD_T_STOP		(1 << 5)
 #define CMD_T_DEV_ACTIVE	(1 << 7)
-#define CMD_T_BUSY		(1 << 9)
 #define CMD_T_TAS		(1 << 10)
 #define CMD_T_FABRIC_STOP	(1 << 11)
 	spinlock_t		t_state_lock;