diff --git a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
index 7ba2542aabe7..cb4a9b906a4b 100644
--- a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
@@ -772,16 +772,6 @@ static u32 tcm_loop_get_inst_index(struct se_portal_group *se_tpg)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void tcm_loop_new_cmd_failure(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Since TCM_loop is already passing struct scatterlist data from
-	 * struct scsi_cmnd, no more Linux/SCSI failure dependent state need
-	 * to be handled here.
-	 */
-	return;
-}
-
 static int tcm_loop_is_state_remove(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 {
 	/*
@@ -1446,7 +1436,6 @@ static int tcm_loop_register_configfs(void)
 					&tcm_loop_set_default_node_attributes;
 	fabric->tf_ops.get_task_tag = &tcm_loop_get_task_tag;
 	fabric->tf_ops.get_cmd_state = &tcm_loop_get_cmd_state;
-	fabric->tf_ops.new_cmd_failure = &tcm_loop_new_cmd_failure;
 	fabric->tf_ops.queue_data_in = &tcm_loop_queue_data_in;
 	fabric->tf_ops.queue_status = &tcm_loop_queue_status;
 	fabric->tf_ops.queue_tm_rsp = &tcm_loop_queue_tm_rsp;
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index ac7f7655570e..aac0ee993b90 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -479,10 +479,6 @@ static int target_fabric_tf_ops_check(
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Missing tfo->get_cmd_state()\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (!(tfo->new_cmd_failure)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Missing tfo->new_cmd_failure()\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (!(tfo->queue_data_in)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Missing tfo->queue_data_in()\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
index 6667e39a35a1..5c20de3f1d1c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tmr.c
@@ -356,11 +356,6 @@ int core_tmr_lun_reset(
 			atomic_read(&cmd->t_fe_count));
 		/*
 		 * Signal that the command has failed via cmd->se_cmd_flags,
-		 * and call TFO->new_cmd_failure() to wakeup any fabric
-		 * dependent code used to wait for unsolicited data out
-		 * allocation to complete.  The fabric module is expected
-		 * to dump any remaining unsolicited data out for the aborted
-		 * command at this point.
 		 */
 		transport_new_cmd_failure(cmd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 6f2855dac7f8..e3544c86d1fa 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2586,8 +2586,6 @@ void transport_new_cmd_failure(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	se_cmd->se_cmd_flags |= SCF_SE_CMD_FAILED;
 	se_cmd->se_cmd_flags |= SCF_SCSI_CDB_EXCEPTION;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&se_cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
-
-	se_cmd->se_tfo->new_cmd_failure(se_cmd);
 }
 
 static void transport_nop_wait_for_tasks(struct se_cmd *, int, int);
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h
index 7b82f1b7fef8..8d26779e440c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ int ft_write_pending(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *);
 u32 ft_get_task_tag(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_get_cmd_state(struct se_cmd *);
-void ft_new_cmd_failure(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_queue_tm_resp(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_is_state_remove(struct se_cmd *);
 
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
index 910306ce48de..9a3b486e1aad 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
@@ -292,12 +292,6 @@ int ft_is_state_remove(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;	/* XXX TBD */
 }
 
-void ft_new_cmd_failure(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	/* XXX TBD */
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: se_cmd %p\n", __func__, se_cmd);
-}
-
 /*
  * FC sequence response handler for follow-on sequences (data) and aborts.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c
index 58e4745749db..20097728e8a0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ static struct target_core_fabric_ops ft_fabric_ops = {
 	.set_default_node_attributes =	ft_set_default_node_attr,
 	.get_task_tag =			ft_get_task_tag,
 	.get_cmd_state =		ft_get_cmd_state,
-	.new_cmd_failure =		ft_new_cmd_failure,
 	.queue_data_in =		ft_queue_data_in,
 	.queue_status =			ft_queue_status,
 	.queue_tm_rsp =			ft_queue_tm_resp,
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_fabric_ops.h b/include/target/target_core_fabric_ops.h
index 1752ed3f77fa..eba7201e5609 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_fabric_ops.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_fabric_ops.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ struct target_core_fabric_ops {
 	void (*set_default_node_attributes)(struct se_node_acl *);
 	u32 (*get_task_tag)(struct se_cmd *);
 	int (*get_cmd_state)(struct se_cmd *);
-	void (*new_cmd_failure)(struct se_cmd *);
 	int (*queue_data_in)(struct se_cmd *);
 	int (*queue_status)(struct se_cmd *);
 	int (*queue_tm_rsp)(struct se_cmd *);