diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tq.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tq.c
index 601e9cc61e98..bb2890e79ca0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tq.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tq.c
@@ -24,36 +24,22 @@
 #include "iscsi_target_tq.h"
 #include "iscsi_target.h"
 
-static LIST_HEAD(active_ts_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(inactive_ts_list);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(active_ts_lock);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(inactive_ts_lock);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ts_bitmap_lock);
 
-static void iscsi_add_ts_to_active_list(struct iscsi_thread_set *ts)
-{
-	spin_lock(&active_ts_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&ts->ts_list, &active_ts_list);
-	iscsit_global->active_ts++;
-	spin_unlock(&active_ts_lock);
-}
-
 static void iscsi_add_ts_to_inactive_list(struct iscsi_thread_set *ts)
 {
+	if (!list_empty(&ts->ts_list)) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
 	spin_lock(&inactive_ts_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&ts->ts_list, &inactive_ts_list);
 	iscsit_global->inactive_ts++;
 	spin_unlock(&inactive_ts_lock);
 }
 
-static void iscsi_del_ts_from_active_list(struct iscsi_thread_set *ts)
-{
-	spin_lock(&active_ts_lock);
-	list_del(&ts->ts_list);
-	iscsit_global->active_ts--;
-	spin_unlock(&active_ts_lock);
-}
-
 static struct iscsi_thread_set *iscsi_get_ts_from_inactive_list(void)
 {
 	struct iscsi_thread_set *ts;
@@ -66,7 +52,7 @@ static struct iscsi_thread_set *iscsi_get_ts_from_inactive_list(void)
 
 	ts = list_first_entry(&inactive_ts_list, struct iscsi_thread_set, ts_list);
 
-	list_del(&ts->ts_list);
+	list_del_init(&ts->ts_list);
 	iscsit_global->inactive_ts--;
 	spin_unlock(&inactive_ts_lock);
 
@@ -204,8 +190,6 @@ static void iscsi_deallocate_extra_thread_sets(void)
 
 void iscsi_activate_thread_set(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_thread_set *ts)
 {
-	iscsi_add_ts_to_active_list(ts);
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&ts->ts_state_lock);
 	conn->thread_set = ts;
 	ts->conn = conn;
@@ -397,7 +381,6 @@ struct iscsi_conn *iscsi_rx_thread_pre_handler(struct iscsi_thread_set *ts)
 
 	if (ts->delay_inactive && (--ts->thread_count == 0)) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ts->ts_state_lock);
-		iscsi_del_ts_from_active_list(ts);
 
 		if (!iscsit_global->in_shutdown)
 			iscsi_deallocate_extra_thread_sets();
@@ -452,7 +435,6 @@ struct iscsi_conn *iscsi_tx_thread_pre_handler(struct iscsi_thread_set *ts)
 
 	if (ts->delay_inactive && (--ts->thread_count == 0)) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ts->ts_state_lock);
-		iscsi_del_ts_from_active_list(ts);
 
 		if (!iscsit_global->in_shutdown)
 			iscsi_deallocate_extra_thread_sets();