diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 1cf27fe92f4ba8c6d12bcea7a1b4c1a4b64e368a..1289a18e7ad21492a41dde9de7e7ada574139f76 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ qla2x00_reset_chip(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
 	unsigned long   flags = 0;
 	struct device_reg_2xxx __iomem *reg = &ha->iobase->isp;
 	uint32_t	cnt;
-	unsigned long	mbx_flags = 0;
 	uint16_t	cmd;
 
 	ha->isp_ops.disable_intrs(ha);
@@ -519,20 +518,8 @@ qla2x00_reset_chip(scsi_qla_host_t *ha)
 
 	if (IS_QLA2100(ha) || IS_QLA2200(ha) || IS_QLA2300(ha)) {
 		for (cnt = 0; cnt < 30000; cnt++) {
-			if (!(test_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE, &ha->dpc_flags)))
-				spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->mbx_reg_lock, mbx_flags);
-
-			if (RD_MAILBOX_REG(ha, reg, 0) != MBS_BUSY) {
-				if (!(test_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE,
-				    &ha->dpc_flags)))
-					spin_unlock_irqrestore(
-					    &ha->mbx_reg_lock, mbx_flags);
+			if (RD_MAILBOX_REG(ha, reg, 0) != MBS_BUSY)
 				break;
-			}
-
-			if (!(test_bit(ABORT_ISP_ACTIVE, &ha->dpc_flags)))
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->mbx_reg_lock,
-				    mbx_flags);
 
 			udelay(100);
 		}