diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 950764ed4ab2..18522ac79d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ void qlt_schedule_sess_for_deletion(struct fc_port *sess)
 	    "Scheduling sess %p for deletion %8phC\n",
 	    sess, sess->port_name);
 
-	INIT_WORK(&sess->del_work, qla24xx_delete_sess_fn);
 	WARN_ON(!queue_work(sess->vha->hw->wq, &sess->del_work));
 }