diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index a1a511bdec8cb87961023da3bbf487de6d9a580e..41226e3a741f4767d1aa9701eabff191e6f0ac81 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -1573,9 +1573,6 @@ static int ibmvfc_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd,
 	vfc_cmd->resp_len = sizeof(vfc_cmd->rsp);
 	vfc_cmd->cancel_key = (unsigned long)cmnd->device->hostdata;
 	vfc_cmd->tgt_scsi_id = rport->port_id;
-	if ((rport->supported_classes & FC_COS_CLASS3) &&
-	    (fc_host_supported_classes(vhost->host) & FC_COS_CLASS3))
-		vfc_cmd->flags = IBMVFC_CLASS_3_ERR;
 	vfc_cmd->iu.xfer_len = scsi_bufflen(cmnd);
 	int_to_scsilun(cmnd->device->lun, &vfc_cmd->iu.lun);
 	memcpy(vfc_cmd->iu.cdb, cmnd->cmnd, cmnd->cmd_len);