diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_task.c b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_task.c
index 1ac4d3afc1a1..f67983e8b262 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_task.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_task.c
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ static int asd_build_ssp_ascb(struct asd_ascb *ascb, struct sas_task *task,
 	scb->ssp_task.ssp_frame.tptt = cpu_to_be16(0xFFFF);
 
 	memcpy(scb->ssp_task.ssp_cmd.lun, task->ssp_task.LUN, 8);
-	scb->ssp_task.ssp_cmd.efb_prio_attr |= (task->ssp_task.task_prio << 3);
 	scb->ssp_task.ssp_cmd.efb_prio_attr |= (task->ssp_task.task_attr & 7);
 	memcpy(scb->ssp_task.ssp_cmd.cdb, task->ssp_task.cmd->cmnd,
 	       task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v1_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v1_hw.c
index d4e3c3a058e0..3c555579f9a1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v1_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v1_hw.c
@@ -1022,8 +1022,7 @@ static void prep_ssp_v1_hw(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba,
 
 	memcpy(buf_cmd, &task->ssp_task.LUN, 8);
 	if (!tmf) {
-		buf_cmd[9] = task->ssp_task.task_attr |
-				(task->ssp_task.task_prio << 3);
+		buf_cmd[9] = task->ssp_task.task_attr;
 		memcpy(buf_cmd + 12, task->ssp_task.cmd->cmnd,
 				task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c
index 404aa7e179cb..73b378837da7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c
@@ -1798,8 +1798,7 @@ static void prep_ssp_v2_hw(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba,
 
 	memcpy(buf_cmd, &task->ssp_task.LUN, 8);
 	if (!tmf) {
-		buf_cmd[9] = task->ssp_task.task_attr |
-				(task->ssp_task.task_prio << 3);
+		buf_cmd[9] = task->ssp_task.task_attr;
 		memcpy(buf_cmd + 12, task->ssp_task.cmd->cmnd,
 				task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
index 813807a24ae1..bbb64ee6afd7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static void prep_ssp_v3_hw(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba,
 
 	memcpy(buf_cmd, &task->ssp_task.LUN, 8);
 	if (!tmf) {
-		buf_cmd[9] = ssp_task->task_attr | (ssp_task->task_prio << 3);
+		buf_cmd[9] = ssp_task->task_attr;
 		memcpy(buf_cmd + 12, scsi_cmnd->cmnd, scsi_cmnd->cmd_len);
 	} else {
 		buf_cmd[10] = tmf->tmf;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
index 6370cdbfba08..a7b3243b471d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/request.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void sci_io_request_build_ssp_command_iu(struct isci_request *ireq)
 	cmd_iu->_r_a = 0;
 	cmd_iu->_r_b = 0;
 	cmd_iu->en_fburst = 0; /* unsupported */
-	cmd_iu->task_prio = task->ssp_task.task_prio;
+	cmd_iu->task_prio = 0;
 	cmd_iu->task_attr = task->ssp_task.task_attr;
 	cmd_iu->_r_c = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
index 165f46320bd2..1444b1f1c4c8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
@@ -663,8 +663,7 @@ static int mvs_task_prep_ssp(struct mvs_info *mvi,
 	memcpy(buf_cmd, &task->ssp_task.LUN, 8);
 
 	if (ssp_hdr->frame_type != SSP_TASK) {
-		buf_cmd[9] = task->ssp_task.task_attr |
-				(task->ssp_task.task_prio << 3);
+		buf_cmd[9] = task->ssp_task.task_attr;
 		memcpy(buf_cmd + 12, task->ssp_task.cmd->cmnd,
 		       task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len);
 	} else{
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 18070e0e06d5..35797b56ea0a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -4053,7 +4053,6 @@ static int pm8001_chip_ssp_io_req(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 	ssp_cmd.data_len = cpu_to_le32(task->total_xfer_len);
 	ssp_cmd.device_id = cpu_to_le32(pm8001_dev->device_id);
 	ssp_cmd.tag = cpu_to_le32(tag);
-	ssp_cmd.ssp_iu.efb_prio_attr |= (task->ssp_task.task_prio << 3);
 	ssp_cmd.ssp_iu.efb_prio_attr |= (task->ssp_task.task_attr & 7);
 	memcpy(ssp_cmd.ssp_iu.cdb, task->ssp_task.cmd->cmnd,
 	       task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index ad5a73b86415..1c092ee37bdd 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -4316,7 +4316,6 @@ static int pm80xx_chip_ssp_io_req(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 	ssp_cmd.data_len = cpu_to_le32(task->total_xfer_len);
 	ssp_cmd.device_id = cpu_to_le32(pm8001_dev->device_id);
 	ssp_cmd.tag = cpu_to_le32(tag);
-	ssp_cmd.ssp_iu.efb_prio_attr |= (task->ssp_task.task_prio << 3);
 	ssp_cmd.ssp_iu.efb_prio_attr |= (task->ssp_task.task_attr & 7);
 	memcpy(ssp_cmd.ssp_iu.cdb, task->ssp_task.cmd->cmnd,
 		       task->ssp_task.cmd->cmd_len);
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index d77db53cbd8d..5b2e6932c564 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ enum task_attribute {
 struct sas_ssp_task {
 	u8     LUN[8];
 	enum   task_attribute task_attr;
-	u8     task_prio;
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd;
 };
 
