diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
index a8272d429075..2ef6277244f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_def.h
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ typedef struct srb {
 	uint8_t pad[3];
 	struct kref cmd_kref;	/* need to migrate ref_count over to this */
 	void *priv;
-	wait_queue_head_t nvme_ls_waitq;
 	struct fc_port *fcport;
 	struct scsi_qla_host *vha;
 	unsigned int start_timer:1;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
index ab9dcbd2006c..b67480456f45 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ static int qla_nvme_ls_req(struct nvme_fc_local_port *lport,
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x700e,
 		    "qla2x00_start_sp failed = %d\n", rval);
-		wake_up(&sp->nvme_ls_waitq);
 		sp->priv = NULL;
 		priv->sp = NULL;
 		qla2x00_rel_sp(sp);
@@ -563,7 +562,6 @@ static int qla_nvme_post_cmd(struct nvme_fc_local_port *lport,
 	if (!sp)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&sp->nvme_ls_waitq);
 	kref_init(&sp->cmd_kref);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->cmd_lock);
 	sp->priv = (void *)priv;
@@ -581,7 +579,6 @@ static int qla_nvme_post_cmd(struct nvme_fc_local_port *lport,
 	if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x212d,
 		    "qla2x00_start_nvme_mq failed = %d\n", rval);
-		wake_up(&sp->nvme_ls_waitq);
 		sp->priv = NULL;
 		priv->sp = NULL;
 		qla2xxx_rel_qpair_sp(sp->qpair, sp);