diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index af8306a9777fc..052ce78814075 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -983,8 +983,6 @@ qla2xxx_mqueuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd,
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_io + ql_dbg_verbose, vha, 0x3078,
 		    "Start scsi failed rval=%d for cmd=%p.\n", rval, cmd);
-		if (rval == QLA_INTERFACE_ERROR)
-			goto qc24_free_sp_fail_command;
 		goto qc24_host_busy_free_sp;
 	}
 
@@ -996,11 +994,6 @@ qc24_host_busy_free_sp:
 qc24_target_busy:
 	return SCSI_MLQUEUE_TARGET_BUSY;
 
-qc24_free_sp_fail_command:
-	sp->free(sp);
-	CMD_SP(cmd) = NULL;
-	qla2xxx_rel_qpair_sp(sp->qpair, sp);
-
 qc24_fail_command:
 	cmd->scsi_done(cmd);