diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c
index e489d89cbb45..379890c4500b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/superpipe.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static int read_cap16(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct llun_info *lli)
 	struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
 	u8 *cmd_buf = NULL;
 	u8 *scsi_cmd = NULL;
-	u8 *sense_buf = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 	int result = 0;
 	int retry_cnt = 0;
@@ -348,8 +347,7 @@ static int read_cap16(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct llun_info *lli)
 retry:
 	cmd_buf = kzalloc(CMD_BUFSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	scsi_cmd = kzalloc(MAX_COMMAND_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	sense_buf = kzalloc(SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!cmd_buf || !scsi_cmd || !sense_buf)) {
+	if (unlikely(!cmd_buf || !scsi_cmd)) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -364,7 +362,7 @@ retry:
 	/* Drop the ioctl read semahpore across lengthy call */
 	up_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
 	result = scsi_execute(sdev, scsi_cmd, DMA_FROM_DEVICE, cmd_buf,
-			      CMD_BUFSIZE, sense_buf, &sshdr, to, CMD_RETRIES,
+			      CMD_BUFSIZE, NULL, &sshdr, to, CMD_RETRIES,
 			      0, 0, NULL);
 	down_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
 	rc = check_state(cfg);
@@ -395,7 +393,6 @@ retry:
 					if (retry_cnt++ < 1) {
 						kfree(cmd_buf);
 						kfree(scsi_cmd);
-						kfree(sense_buf);
 						goto retry;
 					}
 				}
@@ -426,7 +423,6 @@ retry:
 out:
 	kfree(cmd_buf);
 	kfree(scsi_cmd);
-	kfree(sense_buf);
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: maxlba=%lld blklen=%d rc=%d\n",
 		__func__, gli->max_lba, gli->blk_len, rc);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
index 66e445a17d6c..2c904bf16b65 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ static int write_same16(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 {
 	u8 *cmd_buf = NULL;
 	u8 *scsi_cmd = NULL;
-	u8 *sense_buf = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 	int result = 0;
 	u64 offset = lba;
@@ -440,8 +439,7 @@ static int write_same16(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 
 	cmd_buf = kzalloc(CMD_BUFSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	scsi_cmd = kzalloc(MAX_COMMAND_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	sense_buf = kzalloc(SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!cmd_buf || !scsi_cmd || !sense_buf)) {
+	if (unlikely(!cmd_buf || !scsi_cmd)) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -457,7 +455,7 @@ static int write_same16(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 		/* Drop the ioctl read semahpore across lengthy call */
 		up_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
 		result = scsi_execute(sdev, scsi_cmd, DMA_TO_DEVICE, cmd_buf,
-				      CMD_BUFSIZE, sense_buf, NULL, to,
+				      CMD_BUFSIZE, NULL, NULL, to,
 				      CMD_RETRIES, 0, 0, NULL);
 		down_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
 		rc = check_state(cfg);
@@ -482,7 +480,6 @@ static int write_same16(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 out:
 	kfree(cmd_buf);
 	kfree(scsi_cmd);
-	kfree(sense_buf);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: returning rc=%d\n", __func__, rc);
 	return rc;
 }