diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 0e963bf9c568d3df76a524eb5c656437f9a2cacb..9746cd1e664bd70429021ba77d68d5f071dd5c50 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -868,10 +868,6 @@ qla2x00_abort_command(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, srb_t *sp)
 	DEBUG11(printk("qla2x00_abort_command(%ld): entered.\n", ha->host_no);)
 
 	fcport = sp->fcport;
-	if (atomic_read(&ha->loop_state) == LOOP_DOWN ||
-	    atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_DEVICE_LOST) {
-		return 1;
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	for (handle = 1; handle < MAX_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS; handle++) {
@@ -2181,10 +2177,6 @@ qla24xx_abort_command(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, srb_t *sp)
 	DEBUG11(printk("%s(%ld): entered.\n", __func__, ha->host_no);)
 
 	fcport = sp->fcport;
-	if (atomic_read(&ha->loop_state) == LOOP_DOWN ||
-	    atomic_read(&fcport->state) == FCS_DEVICE_LOST) {
-		return QLA_FUNCTION_FAILED;
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->hardware_lock, flags);
 	for (handle = 1; handle < MAX_OUTSTANDING_COMMANDS; handle++) {