diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index c50fd9f11aab8b0dfb8b90991378a51bf8255d1b..24b4f65d8777bd357efbb85f7324ac4d803da101 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -669,9 +669,6 @@ void target_complete_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd, u8 scsi_status)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!success)
-		cmd->transport_state |= CMD_T_FAILED;
-
 	/*
 	 * Check for case where an explicit ABORT_TASK has been received
 	 * and transport_wait_for_tasks() will be waiting for completion..
@@ -681,7 +678,7 @@ void target_complete_cmd(struct se_cmd *cmd, u8 scsi_status)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
 		complete(&cmd->t_transport_stop_comp);
 		return;
-	} else if (cmd->transport_state & CMD_T_FAILED) {
+	} else if (!success) {
 		INIT_WORK(&cmd->work, target_complete_failure_work);
 	} else {
 		INIT_WORK(&cmd->work, target_complete_ok_work);
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_base.h b/include/target/target_core_base.h
index c9c791209cd18e579c5477b6b1cbe195cba744a0..1772fadcff62aaa8ab1e3ab2b4a7aef15de87fa7 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_base.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_base.h
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ struct se_cmd {
 #define CMD_T_COMPLETE		(1 << 2)
 #define CMD_T_SENT		(1 << 4)
 #define CMD_T_STOP		(1 << 5)
-#define CMD_T_FAILED		(1 << 6)
 #define CMD_T_DEV_ACTIVE	(1 << 7)
 #define CMD_T_REQUEST_STOP	(1 << 8)
 #define CMD_T_BUSY		(1 << 9)