diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index f9ccf845d084a9c8407bc940bf9c70831cd6dc0e..a8e57072019be2002a17de90ed3a736a7d83fe8a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -5355,8 +5355,6 @@ static void qlt_response_pkt(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, response_t *pkt)
 	 * Otherwise, some commands can stuck.
 	 */
 
-	tgt->irq_cmd_count++;
-
 	switch (pkt->entry_type) {
 	case CTIO_CRC2:
 	case CTIO_TYPE7:
@@ -5382,10 +5380,8 @@ static void qlt_response_pkt(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, response_t *pkt)
 		}
 
 		rc = qlt_chk_qfull_thresh_hold(vha, atio, true);
-		if (rc != 0) {
-			tgt->irq_cmd_count--;
+		if (rc != 0)
 			return;
-		}
 
 		rc = qlt_handle_cmd_for_atio(vha, atio);
 		if (unlikely(rc != 0)) {
@@ -5517,7 +5513,6 @@ static void qlt_response_pkt(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, response_t *pkt)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	tgt->irq_cmd_count--;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5547,7 +5542,6 @@ void qlt_async_event(uint16_t code, struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 	 * Otherwise, some commands can stuck.
 	 */
 
-	tgt->irq_cmd_count++;
 
 	switch (code) {
 	case MBA_RESET:			/* Reset */
@@ -5635,7 +5629,6 @@ void qlt_async_event(uint16_t code, struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	tgt->irq_cmd_count--;
 }
 
 static fc_port_t *qlt_get_port_database(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
index 07ff565485b7682f28999e578a580107a61d5fb2..c328a267c4c39b508ade46893b15934cc6874f98 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.h
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ struct qla_tgt {
 	 * because req_pkt() can drop/reaquire HW lock inside. Protected by
 	 * HW lock.
 	 */
-	int irq_cmd_count;
 	int atio_irq_cmd_count;
 
 	int datasegs_per_cmd, datasegs_per_cont, sg_tablesize;