diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index f194ffc4699e..d19e051f2bc2 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -1165,9 +1165,7 @@ int iscsit_setup_scsi_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 		hdr->cmdsn, be32_to_cpu(hdr->data_length), payload_length,
 		conn->cid);
 
-	if (target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true) < 0)
-		return iscsit_add_reject_cmd(cmd,
-				ISCSI_REASON_WAITING_FOR_LOGOUT, buf);
+	target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true);
 
 	cmd->sense_reason = transport_lookup_cmd_lun(&cmd->se_cmd,
 						     scsilun_to_int(&hdr->lun));
@@ -2004,9 +2002,7 @@ iscsit_handle_task_mgt_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 			      conn->sess->se_sess, 0, DMA_NONE,
 			      TCM_SIMPLE_TAG, cmd->sense_buffer + 2);
 
-	if (target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true) < 0)
-		return iscsit_add_reject_cmd(cmd,
-				ISCSI_REASON_WAITING_FOR_LOGOUT, buf);
+	target_get_sess_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, true);
 
 	/*
 	 * TASK_REASSIGN for ERL=2 / connection stays inside of
@@ -4236,8 +4232,6 @@ int iscsit_close_connection(
 	 * must wait until they have completed.
 	 */
 	iscsit_check_conn_usage_count(conn);
-	target_sess_cmd_list_set_waiting(sess->se_sess);
-	target_wait_for_sess_cmds(sess->se_sess);
 
 	ahash_request_free(conn->conn_tx_hash);
 	if (conn->conn_rx_hash) {
diff --git a/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h b/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h
index 533f56733ba8..b71b5c4f418c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h
+++ b/include/scsi/iscsi_proto.h
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ struct iscsi_reject {
 #define ISCSI_REASON_BOOKMARK_INVALID	9
 #define ISCSI_REASON_BOOKMARK_NO_RESOURCES	10
 #define ISCSI_REASON_NEGOTIATION_RESET	11
-#define ISCSI_REASON_WAITING_FOR_LOGOUT	12
 
 /* Max. number of Key=Value pairs in a text message */
 #define MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS	8192