diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 784679307c03..2b9deaffa4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ static inline void nvme_init_request(struct request *req,
 	cmd->common.flags &= ~NVME_CMD_SGL_ALL;
 
 	req->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER;
+	if (req->mq_hctx->type == HCTX_TYPE_POLL)
+		req->cmd_flags |= REQ_HIPRI;
 	nvme_clear_nvme_request(req);
 	memcpy(nvme_req(req)->cmd, cmd, sizeof(*cmd));
 }
@@ -1032,31 +1034,6 @@ blk_status_t nvme_setup_cmd(struct nvme_ns *ns, struct request *req)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_setup_cmd);
 
-static void nvme_end_sync_rq(struct request *rq, blk_status_t error)
-{
-	struct completion *waiting = rq->end_io_data;
-
-	rq->end_io_data = NULL;
-	complete(waiting);
-}
-
-static void nvme_execute_rq_polled(struct request_queue *q,
-		struct gendisk *bd_disk, struct request *rq, int at_head)
-{
-	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
-
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_POLL, &q->queue_flags));
-
-	rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_HIPRI;
-	rq->end_io_data = &wait;
-	blk_execute_rq_nowait(bd_disk, rq, at_head, nvme_end_sync_rq);
-
-	while (!completion_done(&wait)) {
-		blk_poll(q, request_to_qc_t(rq->mq_hctx, rq), true);
-		cond_resched();
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * Returns 0 on success.  If the result is negative, it's a Linux error code;
  * if the result is positive, it's an NVM Express status code
@@ -1064,7 +1041,7 @@ static void nvme_execute_rq_polled(struct request_queue *q,
 int __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 		union nvme_result *result, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
 		unsigned timeout, int qid, int at_head,
-		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags, bool poll)
+		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags)
 {
 	struct request *req;
 	int ret;
@@ -1085,10 +1062,7 @@ int __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (poll)
-		nvme_execute_rq_polled(req->q, NULL, req, at_head);
-	else
-		blk_execute_rq(NULL, req, at_head);
+	blk_execute_rq(NULL, req, at_head);
 	if (result)
 		*result = nvme_req(req)->result;
 	if (nvme_req(req)->flags & NVME_REQ_CANCELLED)
@@ -1105,7 +1079,7 @@ int nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 		void *buffer, unsigned bufflen)
 {
 	return __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(q, cmd, NULL, buffer, bufflen, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_submit_sync_cmd);
 
@@ -1469,7 +1443,7 @@ static int nvme_features(struct nvme_ctrl *dev, u8 op, unsigned int fid,
 	c.features.dword11 = cpu_to_le32(dword11);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(dev->admin_q, &c, &res,
-			buffer, buflen, 0, NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
+			buffer, buflen, 0, NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
 	if (ret >= 0 && result)
 		*result = le32_to_cpu(res.u32);
 	return ret;
@@ -2054,7 +2028,7 @@ int nvme_sec_submit(void *data, u16 spsp, u8 secp, void *buffer, size_t len,
 	cmd.common.cdw11 = cpu_to_le32(len);
 
 	return __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->admin_q, &cmd, NULL, buffer, len, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 1, 0, false);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 1, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvme_sec_submit);
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_SED_OPAL */
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index 1239a63e3ac2..7f189f7da617 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ int nvmf_reg_read32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 *val)
 	cmd.prop_get.offset = cpu_to_le32(off);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->fabrics_q, &cmd, &res, NULL, 0, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
 
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		*val = le64_to_cpu(res.u64);
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int nvmf_reg_read64(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val)
 	cmd.prop_get.offset = cpu_to_le32(off);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->fabrics_q, &cmd, &res, NULL, 0, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
 
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		*val = le64_to_cpu(res.u64);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int nvmf_reg_write32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 val)
 	cmd.prop_set.value = cpu_to_le64(val);
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->fabrics_q, &cmd, NULL, NULL, 0, 0,
-			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0, false);
+			NVME_QID_ANY, 0, 0);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		dev_err(ctrl->device,
 			"Property Set error: %d, offset %#x\n",
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ int nvmf_connect_admin_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->fabrics_q, &cmd, &res,
 			data, sizeof(*data), 0, NVME_QID_ANY, 1,
-			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT, false);
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
 	if (ret) {
 		nvmf_log_connect_error(ctrl, ret, le32_to_cpu(res.u32),
 				       &cmd, data);
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_connect_admin_queue);
  * @qid:	NVMe I/O queue number for the new I/O connection between
  *		host and target (note qid == 0 is illegal as this is
  *		the Admin queue, per NVMe standard).
- * @poll:	Whether or not to poll for the completion of the connect cmd.
  *
  * This function issues a fabrics-protocol connection
  * of a NVMe I/O queue (via NVMe Fabrics "Connect" command)
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_connect_admin_queue);
  *	> 0: NVMe error status code
  *	< 0: Linux errno error code
  */
-int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid, bool poll)
+int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid)
 {
 	struct nvme_command cmd;
 	struct nvmf_connect_data *data;
@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@ int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid, bool poll)
 
 	ret = __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(ctrl->connect_q, &cmd, &res,
 			data, sizeof(*data), 0, qid, 1,
-			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT, poll);
+			BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED | BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT);
 	if (ret) {
 		nvmf_log_connect_error(ctrl, ret, le32_to_cpu(res.u32),
 				       &cmd, data);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
index c31dad69a773..a146cb903869 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int nvmf_reg_read32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 *val);
 int nvmf_reg_read64(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val);
 int nvmf_reg_write32(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u32 val);
 int nvmf_connect_admin_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
-int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid, bool poll);
+int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid);
 int nvmf_register_transport(struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops);
 void nvmf_unregister_transport(struct nvmf_transport_ops *ops);
 void nvmf_free_options(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 256e87721a01..e3d7b636b961 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@ nvme_fc_connect_io_queues(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qsize)
 					(qsize / 5));
 		if (ret)
 			break;
-		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(&ctrl->ctrl, i, false);
+		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(&ctrl->ctrl, i);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 1f397ecba16c..499681bc0286 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ int nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 int __nvme_submit_sync_cmd(struct request_queue *q, struct nvme_command *cmd,
 		union nvme_result *result, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
 		unsigned timeout, int qid, int at_head,
-		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags, bool poll);
+		blk_mq_req_flags_t flags);
 int nvme_set_features(struct nvme_ctrl *dev, unsigned int fid,
 		      unsigned int dword11, void *buffer, size_t buflen,
 		      u32 *result);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 74bf2c7f2b80..855a33e0d1b1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -680,11 +680,10 @@ static void nvme_rdma_stop_io_queues(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl)
 static int nvme_rdma_start_queue(struct nvme_rdma_ctrl *ctrl, int idx)
 {
 	struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue = &ctrl->queues[idx];
-	bool poll = nvme_rdma_poll_queue(queue);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (idx)
-		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(&ctrl->ctrl, idx, poll);
+		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(&ctrl->ctrl, idx);
 	else
 		ret = nvmf_connect_admin_queue(&ctrl->ctrl);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
index 5fc6c568c626..01056722a5e4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_start_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl, int idx)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (idx)
-		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(nctrl, idx, false);
+		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(nctrl, idx);
 	else
 		ret = nvmf_connect_admin_queue(nctrl);
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
index cb30cb942e1d..2a7bf1019952 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int nvme_loop_connect_io_queues(struct nvme_loop_ctrl *ctrl)
 	int i, ret;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < ctrl->ctrl.queue_count; i++) {
-		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(&ctrl->ctrl, i, false);
+		ret = nvmf_connect_io_queue(&ctrl->ctrl, i);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		set_bit(NVME_LOOP_Q_LIVE, &ctrl->queues[i].flags);
