diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 88eea4d3448734d3e6ecdac5b9a7d19ed7185513..5aae7aa03c3879ec1c16bdc5f14aafe47c1d7b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -5521,12 +5521,6 @@ void qlt_async_event(uint16_t code, struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 	if (!tgt || tgt->tgt_stop || tgt->tgt_stopped)
 		return;
 
-	if (unlikely(tgt == NULL)) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt, vha, 0xe03a,
-		    "ASYNC EVENT %#x, but no tgt (ha %p)\n", code, ha);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (((code == MBA_POINT_TO_POINT) || (code == MBA_CHG_IN_CONNECTION)) &&
 	    IS_QLA2100(ha))
 		return;