diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
index 6f88b31242b0..96df63f1f795 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
@@ -655,28 +655,6 @@ err:
 	iscsit_deaccess_np(np, tpg, tpg_np);
 }
 
-static void iscsi_target_do_cleanup(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct iscsi_conn *conn = container_of(work,
-				struct iscsi_conn, login_cleanup_work.work);
-	struct sock *sk = conn->sock->sk;
-	struct iscsi_login *login = conn->login;
-	struct iscsi_np *np = login->np;
-	struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg = conn->tpg;
-	struct iscsi_tpg_np *tpg_np = conn->tpg_np;
-
-	pr_debug("Entering iscsi_target_do_cleanup\n");
-
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->login_work);
-	conn->orig_state_change(sk);
-
-	iscsi_target_restore_sock_callbacks(conn);
-	iscsi_target_login_drop(conn, login);
-	iscsit_deaccess_np(np, tpg, tpg_np);
-
-	pr_debug("iscsi_target_do_cleanup done()\n");
-}
-
 static void iscsi_target_sk_state_change(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct iscsi_conn *conn;
@@ -1082,7 +1060,6 @@ int iscsi_target_locate_portal(
 	int sessiontype = 0, ret = 0, tag_num, tag_size;
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&conn->login_work, iscsi_target_do_login_rx);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&conn->login_cleanup_work, iscsi_target_do_cleanup);
 	iscsi_target_set_sock_callbacks(conn);
 
 	login->np = np;
@@ -1331,7 +1308,6 @@ int iscsi_target_start_negotiation(
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->login_work);
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&conn->login_cleanup_work);
 		iscsi_target_restore_sock_callbacks(conn);
 		iscsi_remove_failed_auth_entry(conn);
 	}
diff --git a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
index 5f17fb770477..7948fc68286b 100644
--- a/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
+++ b/include/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_core.h
@@ -560,7 +560,6 @@ struct iscsi_conn {
 #define LOGIN_FLAGS_INITIAL_PDU		8
 	unsigned long		login_flags;
 	struct delayed_work	login_work;
-	struct delayed_work	login_cleanup_work;
 	struct iscsi_login	*login;
 	struct timer_list	nopin_timer;
 	struct timer_list	nopin_response_timer;