diff --git a/Documentation/target/tcm_mod_builder.py b/Documentation/target/tcm_mod_builder.py
index 94bf6944bb1e..95d6e31f1e3a 100755
--- a/Documentation/target/tcm_mod_builder.py
+++ b/Documentation/target/tcm_mod_builder.py
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ def tcm_mod_build_configfs(proto_ident, fabric_mod_dir_var, fabric_mod_name):
 	buf += "	.sess_get_index			= " + fabric_mod_name + "_sess_get_index,\n"
 	buf += "	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= NULL,\n"
 	buf += "	.write_pending			= " + fabric_mod_name + "_write_pending,\n"
-	buf += "	.write_pending_status		= " + fabric_mod_name + "_write_pending_status,\n"
 	buf += "	.set_default_node_attributes	= " + fabric_mod_name + "_set_default_node_attrs,\n"
 	buf += "	.get_cmd_state			= " + fabric_mod_name + "_get_cmd_state,\n"
 	buf += "	.queue_data_in			= " + fabric_mod_name + "_queue_data_in,\n"
@@ -479,13 +478,6 @@ def tcm_mod_dump_fabric_ops(proto_ident, fabric_mod_dir_var, fabric_mod_name):
 			buf += "}\n\n"
 			bufi += "int " + fabric_mod_name + "_write_pending(struct se_cmd *);\n"
 
-		if re.search('write_pending_status\)\(', fo):
-			buf += "int " + fabric_mod_name + "_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)\n"
-			buf += "{\n"
-			buf += "	return 0;\n"
-			buf += "}\n\n"
-			bufi += "int " + fabric_mod_name + "_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *);\n"
-
 		if re.search('set_default_node_attributes\)\(', fo):
 			buf += "void " + fabric_mod_name + "_set_default_node_attrs(struct se_node_acl *nacl)\n"
 			buf += "{\n"
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index 9241553f796d..d955c521a6e9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -2187,14 +2187,6 @@ static int srpt_cm_handler(struct ib_cm_id *cm_id, struct ib_cm_event *event)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int srpt_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	struct srpt_send_ioctx *ioctx;
-
-	ioctx = container_of(se_cmd, struct srpt_send_ioctx, cmd);
-	return srpt_get_cmd_state(ioctx) == SRPT_STATE_NEED_DATA;
-}
-
 /*
  * srpt_write_pending() - Start data transfer from initiator to target (write).
  */
@@ -3055,7 +3047,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops srpt_template = {
 	.sess_get_index			= srpt_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= NULL,
 	.write_pending			= srpt_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= srpt_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= srpt_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= srpt_get_tcm_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= srpt_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
index 99b747cedbeb..ceb5f8a0fdbc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi_tgt/ibmvscsi_tgt.c
@@ -3596,11 +3596,6 @@ static int ibmvscsis_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ibmvscsis_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void ibmvscsis_set_default_node_attrs(struct se_node_acl *nacl)
 {
 }
@@ -3829,7 +3824,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops ibmvscsis_ops = {
 	.release_cmd			= ibmvscsis_release_cmd,
 	.sess_get_index			= ibmvscsis_sess_get_index,
 	.write_pending			= ibmvscsis_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= ibmvscsis_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= ibmvscsis_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= ibmvscsis_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= ibmvscsis_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
index 4d9180efb9aa..9a188b508973 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/tcm_qla2xxx.c
@@ -413,26 +413,6 @@ static int tcm_qla2xxx_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return qlt_rdy_to_xfer(cmd);
 }
 
-static int tcm_qla2xxx_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	/*
-	 * Check for WRITE_PENDING status to determine if we need to wait for
-	 * CTIO aborts to be posted via hardware in tcm_qla2xxx_handle_data().
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&se_cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
-	if (se_cmd->t_state == TRANSPORT_WRITE_PENDING ||
-	    se_cmd->t_state == TRANSPORT_COMPLETE_QF_WP) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&se_cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
-		wait_for_completion_timeout(&se_cmd->t_transport_stop_comp,
-						50);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&se_cmd->t_state_lock, flags);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void tcm_qla2xxx_set_default_node_attrs(struct se_node_acl *nacl)
 {
 	return;
@@ -522,14 +502,8 @@ static void tcm_qla2xxx_handle_data_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	cmd->vha->tgt_counters.qla_core_ret_ctio++;
 	if (!cmd->write_data_transferred) {
-		/*
-		 * Check if se_cmd has already been aborted via LUN_RESET, and
-		 * waiting upon completion in tcm_qla2xxx_write_pending_status()
-		 */
-		if (cmd->se_cmd.transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED) {
-			complete(&cmd->se_cmd.t_transport_stop_comp);
+		if (cmd->se_cmd.transport_state & CMD_T_ABORTED)
 			return;
-		}
 
 		if (cmd->se_cmd.pi_err)
 			transport_generic_request_failure(&cmd->se_cmd,
@@ -1896,7 +1870,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops tcm_qla2xxx_ops = {
 	.sess_get_index			= tcm_qla2xxx_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= NULL,
 	.write_pending			= tcm_qla2xxx_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= tcm_qla2xxx_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= tcm_qla2xxx_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= tcm_qla2xxx_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= tcm_qla2xxx_queue_data_in,
@@ -1938,7 +1911,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops tcm_qla2xxx_npiv_ops = {
 	.sess_get_index			= tcm_qla2xxx_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= NULL,
 	.write_pending			= tcm_qla2xxx_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= tcm_qla2xxx_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= tcm_qla2xxx_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= tcm_qla2xxx_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= tcm_qla2xxx_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
index bf40f03755dd..7e112380d6d4 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_configfs.c
@@ -1416,18 +1416,6 @@ static int lio_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int lio_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	struct iscsi_cmd *cmd = container_of(se_cmd, struct iscsi_cmd, se_cmd);
-	int ret;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&cmd->istate_lock);
-	ret = !(cmd->cmd_flags & ICF_GOT_LAST_DATAOUT);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&cmd->istate_lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int lio_queue_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 {
 	struct iscsi_cmd *cmd = container_of(se_cmd, struct iscsi_cmd, se_cmd);
@@ -1592,7 +1580,6 @@ const struct target_core_fabric_ops iscsi_ops = {
 	.sess_get_index			= lio_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= lio_sess_get_initiator_sid,
 	.write_pending			= lio_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= lio_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= lio_set_default_node_attributes,
 	.get_cmd_state			= iscsi_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= lio_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
index 5091b31b3e56..378c8d41768c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c
@@ -616,11 +616,6 @@ static int tcm_loop_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int tcm_loop_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int tcm_loop_queue_data_in(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 {
 	struct tcm_loop_cmd *tl_cmd = container_of(se_cmd,
@@ -1235,7 +1230,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops loop_ops = {
 	.release_cmd			= tcm_loop_release_cmd,
 	.sess_get_index			= tcm_loop_sess_get_index,
 	.write_pending			= tcm_loop_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= tcm_loop_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= tcm_loop_set_default_node_attributes,
 	.get_cmd_state			= tcm_loop_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= tcm_loop_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c b/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c
index e5c3e5f827d0..0341313e2aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/sbp/sbp_target.c
@@ -1755,11 +1755,6 @@ static int sbp_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sbp_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void sbp_set_default_node_attrs(struct se_node_acl *nacl)
 {
 	return;
@@ -2342,7 +2337,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops sbp_ops = {
 	.release_cmd			= sbp_release_cmd,
 	.sess_get_index			= sbp_sess_get_index,
 	.write_pending			= sbp_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= sbp_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= sbp_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= sbp_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= sbp_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index 54b36c9835be..f87f7196ad8f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -393,10 +393,6 @@ static int target_fabric_tf_ops_check(const struct target_core_fabric_ops *tfo)
 		pr_err("Missing tfo->write_pending()\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (!tfo->write_pending_status) {
-		pr_err("Missing tfo->write_pending_status()\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (!tfo->set_default_node_attributes) {
 		pr_err("Missing tfo->set_default_node_attributes()\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
index d828b3b5000b..180d8d718db5 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c
@@ -436,11 +436,6 @@ static int xcopy_pt_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int xcopy_pt_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int xcopy_pt_queue_data_in(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -457,7 +452,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops xcopy_pt_tfo = {
 	.release_cmd		= xcopy_pt_release_cmd,
 	.check_stop_free	= xcopy_pt_check_stop_free,
 	.write_pending		= xcopy_pt_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status	= xcopy_pt_write_pending_status,
 	.queue_data_in		= xcopy_pt_queue_data_in,
 	.queue_status		= xcopy_pt_queue_status,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h
index 11d27b93b413..b8ced4458118 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tcm_fc.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ void ft_release_cmd(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_queue_status(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_queue_data_in(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_write_pending(struct se_cmd *);
-int ft_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *);
 int ft_get_cmd_state(struct se_cmd *);
 void ft_queue_tm_resp(struct se_cmd *);
 void ft_aborted_task(struct se_cmd *);
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
index ec372860106f..e748b414a614 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_cmd.c
@@ -185,13 +185,6 @@ int ft_queue_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ft_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	struct ft_cmd *cmd = container_of(se_cmd, struct ft_cmd, se_cmd);
-
-	return cmd->write_data_len != se_cmd->data_length;
-}
-
 /*
  * Send TX_RDY (transfer ready).
  */
diff --git a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c
index 42ee91123dca..c88e44bdcbe1 100644
--- a/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c
+++ b/drivers/target/tcm_fc/tfc_conf.c
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops ft_fabric_ops = {
 	.sess_get_index =		ft_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid =	NULL,
 	.write_pending =		ft_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status =		ft_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes =	ft_set_default_node_attr,
 	.get_cmd_state =		ft_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in =		ft_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c
index d2351139342f..008a411d5185 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c
@@ -1295,14 +1295,6 @@ static u32 usbg_sess_get_index(struct se_session *se_sess)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * XXX Error recovery: return != 0 if we expect writes. Dunno when that could be
- */
-static int usbg_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void usbg_set_default_node_attrs(struct se_node_acl *nacl)
 {
 }
@@ -1731,7 +1723,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops usbg_ops = {
 	.sess_get_index			= usbg_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= NULL,
 	.write_pending			= usbg_send_write_request,
-	.write_pending_status		= usbg_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= usbg_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= usbg_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= usbg_send_read_response,
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
index fd6c8b66f06f..c706221b295e 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
@@ -345,11 +345,6 @@ static int vhost_scsi_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int vhost_scsi_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void vhost_scsi_set_default_node_attrs(struct se_node_acl *nacl)
 {
 	return;
@@ -2104,7 +2099,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops vhost_scsi_ops = {
 	.sess_get_index			= vhost_scsi_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= NULL,
 	.write_pending			= vhost_scsi_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= vhost_scsi_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= vhost_scsi_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= vhost_scsi_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= vhost_scsi_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
index d6950e0802b7..8d77dbd70276 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c
@@ -1412,11 +1412,6 @@ static int scsiback_write_pending(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int scsiback_write_pending_status(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void scsiback_set_default_node_attrs(struct se_node_acl *nacl)
 {
 }
@@ -1835,7 +1830,6 @@ static const struct target_core_fabric_ops scsiback_ops = {
 	.sess_get_index			= scsiback_sess_get_index,
 	.sess_get_initiator_sid		= NULL,
 	.write_pending			= scsiback_write_pending,
-	.write_pending_status		= scsiback_write_pending_status,
 	.set_default_node_attributes	= scsiback_set_default_node_attrs,
 	.get_cmd_state			= scsiback_get_cmd_state,
 	.queue_data_in			= scsiback_queue_data_in,
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
index 4c2d6fbf5f95..25bfdd0d24b0 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ struct target_core_fabric_ops {
 	u32 (*sess_get_initiator_sid)(struct se_session *,
 				      unsigned char *, u32);
 	int (*write_pending)(struct se_cmd *);
-	int (*write_pending_status)(struct se_cmd *);
 	void (*set_default_node_attributes)(struct se_node_acl *);
 	int (*get_cmd_state)(struct se_cmd *);
 	int (*queue_data_in)(struct se_cmd *);
