diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index a2ed7529888c..eedb946578af 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -1389,25 +1389,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool ufshcd_is_busy(struct request *req, void *priv, bool reserved)
-{
-	int *busy = priv;
-
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(reserved);
-	(*busy)++;
-	return false;
-}
-
-/* Whether or not any tag is in use by a request that is in progress. */
-static bool ufshcd_any_tag_in_use(struct ufs_hba *hba)
-{
-	struct request_queue *q = hba->cmd_queue;
-	int busy = 0;
-
-	blk_mq_tagset_busy_iter(q->tag_set, ufshcd_is_busy, &busy);
-	return busy;
-}
-
 static int ufshcd_devfreq_get_dev_status(struct device *dev,
 		struct devfreq_dev_status *stat)
 {
@@ -1827,7 +1808,7 @@ static void ufshcd_gate_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (hba->clk_gating.active_reqs
 		|| hba->ufshcd_state != UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL
-		|| ufshcd_any_tag_in_use(hba) || hba->outstanding_tasks
+		|| hba->outstanding_reqs || hba->outstanding_tasks
 		|| hba->active_uic_cmd || hba->uic_async_done)
 		goto rel_lock;