diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 5d7f61d..bd462a5 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 static void xprt_clear_locked(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	xprt->snd_task = NULL;
-	if (!test_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state) || xprt->shutdown) {
+	if (!test_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state)) {
 		smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
 		clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
 		smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
@@ -504,9 +504,6 @@
  */
 void xprt_write_space(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
-	if (unlikely(xprt->shutdown))
-		return;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 	if (xprt->snd_task) {
 		dprintk("RPC:       write space: waking waiting task on "
@@ -679,7 +676,7 @@
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = (struct rpc_xprt *)data;
 
 	spin_lock(&xprt->transport_lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&xprt->recv) || xprt->shutdown)
+	if (!list_empty(&xprt->recv))
 		goto out_abort;
 	if (test_and_set_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state))
 		goto out_abort;
@@ -1262,7 +1259,6 @@
 static void xprt_destroy(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	dprintk("RPC:       destroying transport %p\n", xprt);
-	xprt->shutdown = 1;
 	del_timer_sync(&xprt->timer);
 
 	rpc_destroy_wait_queue(&xprt->binding);