diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 75474725fe59d3074f3e54bca5486caa6c97cccb..a4783eb1171122691b6b4af4f4f2e1c8eda656f9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -2018,15 +2018,10 @@ static void qlt_24xx_handle_abts(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf012,
 		    "qla_target(%d): task abort for non-existant session\n",
 		    vha->vp_idx);
-		rc = qlt_sched_sess_work(vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt,
-		    QLA_TGT_SESS_WORK_ABORT, abts, sizeof(*abts));
-
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
 
-		if (rc != 0) {
-			qlt_24xx_send_abts_resp(ha->base_qpair, abts,
-			    FCP_TMF_REJECTED, false);
-		}
+		qlt_24xx_send_abts_resp(ha->base_qpair, abts, FCP_TMF_REJECTED,
+			    false);
 		return;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
@@ -4246,87 +4241,6 @@ static struct qla_tgt_cmd *qlt_get_tag(scsi_qla_host_t *vha,
 	return cmd;
 }
 
-static void qlt_create_sess_from_atio(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct qla_tgt_sess_op *op = container_of(work,
-					struct qla_tgt_sess_op, work);
-	scsi_qla_host_t *vha = op->vha;
-	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
-	struct fc_port *sess;
-	struct qla_tgt_cmd *cmd;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	uint8_t *s_id = op->atio.u.isp24.fcp_hdr.s_id;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->cmd_list_lock, flags);
-	list_del(&op->cmd_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->cmd_list_lock, flags);
-
-	if (op->aborted) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf083,
-		    "sess_op with tag %u is aborted\n",
-		    op->atio.u.isp24.exchange_addr);
-		goto out_term;
-	}
-
-	ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf022,
-	    "qla_target(%d): Unable to find wwn login"
-	    " (s_id %x:%x:%x), trying to create it manually\n",
-	    vha->vp_idx, s_id[0], s_id[1], s_id[2]);
-
-	if (op->atio.u.raw.entry_count > 1) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf023,
-		    "Dropping multy entry atio %p\n", &op->atio);
-		goto out_busy;
-	}
-
-	sess = qlt_make_local_sess(vha, s_id);
-	/* sess has an extra creation ref. */
-
-	if (!sess)
-		goto out_busy;
-	/*
-	 * Now obtain a pre-allocated session tag using the original op->atio
-	 * packet header, and dispatch into __qlt_do_work() using the existing
-	 * process context.
-	 */
-	cmd = qlt_get_tag(vha, sess, &op->atio);
-	if (!cmd) {
-		struct qla_qpair *qpair = ha->base_qpair;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
-		qlt_send_busy(qpair, &op->atio, tc_sam_status);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
-		ha->tgt.tgt_ops->put_sess(sess);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
-		kfree(op);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * __qlt_do_work() will call qlt_put_sess() to release
-	 * the extra reference taken above by qlt_make_local_sess()
-	 */
-	__qlt_do_work(cmd);
-	kfree(op);
-	return;
-out_term:
-	qlt_send_term_exchange(vha->hw->base_qpair, NULL, &op->atio, 0, 0);
-	kfree(op);
-	return;
-out_busy:
-	{
-		struct qla_qpair *qpair = ha->base_qpair;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
-		qlt_send_busy(qpair, &op->atio, qla_sam_status);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(qpair->qp_lock_ptr, flags);
-		kfree(op);
-	}
-	return;
-}
-
 /* ha->hardware_lock supposed to be held on entry */
 static int qlt_handle_cmd_for_atio(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 	struct atio_from_isp *atio)
@@ -4351,23 +4265,8 @@ static int qlt_handle_cmd_for_atio(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	sess = ha->tgt.tgt_ops->find_sess_by_s_id(vha, atio->u.isp24.fcp_hdr.s_id);
-	if (unlikely(!sess)) {
-		struct qla_tgt_sess_op *op = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qla_tgt_sess_op),
-						     GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!op)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		memcpy(&op->atio, atio, sizeof(*atio));
-		op->vha = vha;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->cmd_list_lock, flags);
-		list_add_tail(&op->cmd_list, &vha->qla_sess_op_cmd_list);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vha->cmd_list_lock, flags);
-
-		INIT_WORK(&op->work, qlt_create_sess_from_atio);
-		queue_work(qla_tgt_wq, &op->work);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(!sess))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/* Another WWN used to have our s_id. Our PLOGI scheduled its
 	 * session deletion, but it's still in sess_del_work wq */
@@ -4477,14 +4376,11 @@ static int qlt_handle_task_mgmt(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, void *iocb)
 {
 	struct atio_from_isp *a = (struct atio_from_isp *)iocb;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
-	struct qla_tgt *tgt;
 	struct fc_port *sess;
 	u64 unpacked_lun;
 	int fn;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	tgt = vha->vha_tgt.qla_tgt;
-
 	fn = a->u.isp24.fcp_cmnd.task_mgmt_flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ha->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
@@ -4495,15 +4391,7 @@ static int qlt_handle_task_mgmt(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, void *iocb)
 	unpacked_lun =
 	    scsilun_to_int((struct scsi_lun *)&a->u.isp24.fcp_cmnd.lun);
 
-	if (!sess) {
-		ql_dbg(ql_dbg_tgt_mgt, vha, 0xf024,
-		    "qla_target(%d): task mgmt fn 0x%x for "
-		    "non-existant session\n", vha->vp_idx, fn);
-		return qlt_sched_sess_work(tgt, QLA_TGT_SESS_WORK_TM, iocb,
-		    sizeof(struct atio_from_isp));
-	}
-
-	if (sess->deleted)
+	if (sess == NULL || sess->deleted)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return qlt_issue_task_mgmt(sess, unpacked_lun, fn, iocb, 0);