diff --git a/drivers/staging/mei/init.c b/drivers/staging/mei/init.c
index 8bf34794489c51af1a281d2ca3650d9706f8f48f..4cc184e617210cba773759429de576da5c73cbd6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mei/init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mei/init.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ void mei_io_list_init(struct mei_io_list *list)
 {
 	/* initialize our queue list */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&list->mei_cb.cb_list);
-	list->status = 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -52,8 +51,6 @@ void mei_io_list_flush(struct mei_io_list *list, struct mei_cl *cl)
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb_pos = NULL;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb_next = NULL;
 
-	if (list->status != 0)
-		return;
 
 	if (list_empty(&list->mei_cb.cb_list))
 		return;
@@ -338,8 +335,7 @@ void mei_reset(struct mei_device *dev, int interrupts_enabled)
 		}
 	}
 	/* remove all waiting requests */
-	if (dev->write_list.status == 0 &&
-		!list_empty(&dev->write_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->write_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
 				&dev->write_list.mei_cb.cb_list, cb_list) {
 			if (cb_pos) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/staging/mei/interrupt.c
index ffa393f88bd6e504d21ccdce819f076219e5fbb6..ab9c4c0af098cb84e89bd10b24f333adf53a7a96 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ static int mei_irq_thread_read_client_message(struct mei_io_list *complete_list,
 	unsigned char *buffer = NULL;
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "start client msg\n");
-	if (!(dev->read_list.status == 0 &&
-	      !list_empty(&dev->read_list.mei_cb.cb_list)))
+	if (list_empty(&dev->read_list.mei_cb.cb_list))
 		goto quit;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
@@ -413,8 +412,7 @@ static void mei_client_connect_response(struct mei_device *dev,
 		dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE;
 		return;
 	}
-	if (!dev->ctrl_rd_list.status &&
-	    !list_empty(&dev->ctrl_rd_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->ctrl_rd_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
 			&dev->ctrl_rd_list.mei_cb.cb_list, cb_list) {
 			cl = (struct mei_cl *)cb_pos->file_private;
@@ -455,8 +453,7 @@ static void mei_client_disconnect_response(struct mei_device *dev,
 			rs->host_addr,
 			rs->status);
 
-	if (!dev->ctrl_rd_list.status &&
-	    !list_empty(&dev->ctrl_rd_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->ctrl_rd_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
 				&dev->ctrl_rd_list.mei_cb.cb_list, cb_list) {
 			cl = (struct mei_cl *)cb_pos->file_private;
@@ -1238,7 +1235,7 @@ static int mei_irq_thread_write_handler(struct mei_io_list *cmpl_list,
 	dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "complete all waiting for write cb.\n");
 
 	list = &dev->write_waiting_list;
-	if (!list->status && !list_empty(&list->mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&list->mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
 				&list->mei_cb.cb_list, cb_list) {
 			cl = (struct mei_cl *)cb_pos->file_private;
@@ -1314,55 +1311,46 @@ static int mei_irq_thread_write_handler(struct mei_io_list *cmpl_list,
 		return ~ENODEV;
 
 	/* complete control write list CB */
-	if (!dev->ctrl_wr_list.status) {
-		/* complete control write list CB */
-		dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "complete control write list cb.\n");
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
+	dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "complete control write list cb.\n");
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
 				&dev->ctrl_wr_list.mei_cb.cb_list, cb_list) {
-			cl = (struct mei_cl *)
-				cb_pos->file_private;
-			if (!cl) {
-				list_del(&cb_pos->cb_list);
-				return -ENODEV;
-			}
-			switch (cb_pos->major_file_operations) {
-			case MEI_CLOSE:
-				/* send disconnect message */
-				ret = _mei_irq_thread_close(dev, slots,
-						     cb_pos, cl, cmpl_list);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
-
-				break;
-			case MEI_READ:
-				/* send flow control message */
-				ret = _mei_irq_thread_read(dev, slots,
-						    cb_pos, cl, cmpl_list);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
+		cl = (struct mei_cl *) cb_pos->file_private;
+		if (!cl) {
+			list_del(&cb_pos->cb_list);
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+		switch (cb_pos->major_file_operations) {
+		case MEI_CLOSE:
+			/* send disconnect message */
+			ret = _mei_irq_thread_close(dev, slots, cb_pos, cl, cmpl_list);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 
-				break;
-			case MEI_IOCTL:
-				/* connect message */
-				if (!mei_other_client_is_connecting(dev,
-						cl))
-					continue;
-				ret = _mei_irq_thread_ioctl(dev, slots,
-						     cb_pos, cl, cmpl_list);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
+			break;
+		case MEI_READ:
+			/* send flow control message */
+			ret = _mei_irq_thread_read(dev, slots, cb_pos, cl, cmpl_list);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 
-				break;
+			break;
+		case MEI_IOCTL:
+			/* connect message */
+			if (!mei_other_client_is_connecting(dev, cl))
+				continue;
+			ret = _mei_irq_thread_ioctl(dev, slots, cb_pos, cl, cmpl_list);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 
-			default:
-				BUG();
-			}
+			break;
 
+		default:
+			BUG();
 		}
+
 	}
 	/* complete  write list CB */
-	if (!dev->write_list.status &&
-	    !list_empty(&dev->write_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->write_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "complete write list cb.\n");
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
 				&dev->write_list.mei_cb.cb_list, cb_list) {
@@ -1621,7 +1609,7 @@ irqreturn_t mei_interrupt_thread_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		wake_up_interruptible(&dev->wait_recvd_msg);
 		bus_message_received = false;
 	}
-	if (complete_list.status || list_empty(&complete_list.mei_cb.cb_list))
+	if (list_empty(&complete_list.mei_cb.cb_list))
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/mei/iorw.c b/drivers/staging/mei/iorw.c
index 8a61d126651586440b2094fa61060f5df8683047..36d0465cd39726ccb0cd7de8968b0bac4dc8aaee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mei/iorw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mei/iorw.c
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ struct mei_cl_cb *find_amthi_read_list_entry(
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb_pos = NULL;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb_next = NULL;
 
-	if (!dev->amthi_read_complete_list.status &&
-	    !list_empty(&dev->amthi_read_complete_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->amthi_read_complete_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
 		    &dev->amthi_read_complete_list.mei_cb.cb_list, cb_list) {
 			cl_temp = (struct mei_cl *)cb_pos->file_private;
@@ -565,8 +564,7 @@ void mei_run_next_iamthif_cmd(struct mei_device *dev)
 	dev->iamthif_timer = 0;
 	dev->iamthif_file_object = NULL;
 
-	if (dev->amthi_cmd_list.status == 0 &&
-	    !list_empty(&dev->amthi_cmd_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->amthi_cmd_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 		dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "complete amthi cmd_list cb.\n");
 
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/mei/main.c b/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
index 1ea04b31f6118e0ad2b278f6e709a3c04f8a0ea2..b470bb0c1037145fcede073547406040363eaefc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mei/main.c
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ static struct mei_cl_cb *find_read_list_entry(
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb_pos = NULL;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb_next = NULL;
 
-	if (!dev->read_list.status &&
-	    !list_empty(&dev->read_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->read_list.mei_cb.cb_list)) {
 
 		dev_dbg(&dev->pdev->dev, "remove read_list CB\n");
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(cb_pos, cb_next,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/mei/mei_dev.h b/drivers/staging/mei/mei_dev.h
index 13c2ba022974b6caf87df5f5551929138e13f58e..5e8b64ee61ff19ba1bdd8fe4becb17146c75f74a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mei/mei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/mei/mei_dev.h
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ struct mei_cl {
 
 struct mei_io_list {
 	struct mei_cl_cb mei_cb;
-	int status;
 };
 
 /* MEI private device struct */