diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 824b8fc03ce5..30ac116186f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int scsi_try_bus_device_reset(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	return rtn;
 }
 
-static int __scsi_try_to_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
+static int scsi_try_to_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
 	if (!scmd->device->host->hostt->eh_abort_handler)
 		return FAILED;
@@ -623,31 +623,9 @@ static int __scsi_try_to_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	return scmd->device->host->hostt->eh_abort_handler(scmd);
 }
 
-/**
- * scsi_try_to_abort_cmd - Ask host to abort a running command.
- * @scmd:	SCSI cmd to abort from Lower Level.
- *
- * Notes:
- *    This function will not return until the user's completion function
- *    has been called.  there is no timeout on this operation.  if the
- *    author of the low-level driver wishes this operation to be timed,
- *    they can provide this facility themselves.  helper functions in
- *    scsi_error.c can be supplied to make this easier to do.
- */
-static int scsi_try_to_abort_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
-{
-	/*
-	 * scsi_done was called just after the command timed out and before
-	 * we had a chance to process it. (db)
-	 */
-	if (scmd->serial_number == 0)
-		return SUCCESS;
-	return __scsi_try_to_abort_cmd(scmd);
-}
-
 static void scsi_abort_eh_cmnd(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
-	if (__scsi_try_to_abort_cmd(scmd) != SUCCESS)
+	if (scsi_try_to_abort_cmd(scmd) != SUCCESS)
 		if (scsi_try_bus_device_reset(scmd) != SUCCESS)
 			if (scsi_try_target_reset(scmd) != SUCCESS)
 				if (scsi_try_bus_reset(scmd) != SUCCESS)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index eafeeda6e194..5b6bbaea59fe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1403,11 +1403,6 @@ static void scsi_softirq_done(struct request *rq)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cmd->eh_entry);
 
-	/*
-	 * Set the serial numbers back to zero
-	 */
-	cmd->serial_number = 0;
-
 	atomic_inc(&cmd->device->iodone_cnt);
 	if (cmd->result)
 		atomic_inc(&cmd->device->ioerr_cnt);