diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
index 880e1f356defc..5e6b23da4157c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.c
@@ -2695,7 +2695,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 	u32 tag = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->tag);
 	u32 port_id = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->port_id);
 	u32 dev_id = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->device_id);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[tag];
 
@@ -2735,8 +2734,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 		ts->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
 		ts->stat = SAS_DATA_OVERRUN;
 		ts->residual = 0;
-		if (pm8001_dev)
-			atomic_dec(&pm8001_dev->running_req);
 		break;
 	case IO_XFER_ERROR_BREAK:
 		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, IO, "IO_XFER_ERROR_BREAK\n");
@@ -2778,7 +2775,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 				IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
 			ts->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
 			ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
-			pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
 			return;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -2864,20 +2860,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha, void *piomb)
 		ts->stat = SAS_OPEN_TO;
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
-	t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
-	t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR;
-	t->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
-	if (unlikely((t->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED))) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
-		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL,
-			   "task 0x%p done with io_status 0x%x resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
-			   t, event, ts->resp, ts->stat);
-		pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
-	} else {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
-		pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
-	}
 }
 
 /*See the comments for mpi_ssp_completion */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
index ed13e0e044b74..2cd100c062aba 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c
@@ -2828,7 +2828,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 	u32 tag = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->tag);
 	u32 port_id = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->port_id);
 	u32 dev_id = le32_to_cpu(psataPayload->device_id);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ccb = &pm8001_ha->ccb_info[tag];
 
@@ -2866,8 +2865,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 		ts->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
 		ts->stat = SAS_DATA_OVERRUN;
 		ts->residual = 0;
-		if (pm8001_dev)
-			atomic_dec(&pm8001_dev->running_req);
 		break;
 	case IO_XFER_ERROR_BREAK:
 		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, IO, "IO_XFER_ERROR_BREAK\n");
@@ -2916,11 +2913,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 				IO_OPEN_CNX_ERROR_IT_NEXUS_LOSS);
 			ts->resp = SAS_TASK_COMPLETE;
 			ts->stat = SAS_QUEUE_FULL;
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&circularQ->oq_lock,
-					circularQ->lock_flags);
-			pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&circularQ->oq_lock,
-					circularQ->lock_flags);
 			return;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -3020,24 +3012,6 @@ static void mpi_sata_event(struct pm8001_hba_info *pm8001_ha,
 		ts->stat = SAS_OPEN_TO;
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
-	t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_STATE_PENDING;
-	t->task_state_flags &= ~SAS_TASK_AT_INITIATOR;
-	t->task_state_flags |= SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE;
-	if (unlikely((t->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED))) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
-		pm8001_dbg(pm8001_ha, FAIL,
-			   "task 0x%p done with io_status 0x%x resp 0x%x stat 0x%x but aborted by upper layer!\n",
-			   t, event, ts->resp, ts->stat);
-		pm8001_ccb_task_free(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
-	} else {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&t->task_state_lock, flags);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&circularQ->oq_lock,
-				circularQ->lock_flags);
-		pm8001_ccb_task_free_done(pm8001_ha, t, ccb, tag);
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&circularQ->oq_lock,
-				circularQ->lock_flags);
-	}
 }
 
 /*See the comments for mpi_ssp_completion */