diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
index ca1811858afd..71126761af5f 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void iscsit_clear_tpg_np_login_thread(
 	iscsit_reset_np_thread(tpg_np->tpg_np, tpg_np, tpg, shutdown);
 }
 
-void iscsit_clear_tpg_np_login_threads(
+static void iscsit_clear_tpg_np_login_threads(
 	struct iscsi_portal_group *tpg,
 	bool shutdown)
 {
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ int iscsit_tpg_del_portal_group(
 	tpg->tpg_state = TPG_STATE_INACTIVE;
 	spin_unlock(&tpg->tpg_state_lock);
 
-	iscsit_clear_tpg_np_login_threads(tpg, true);
-
 	if (iscsit_release_sessions_for_tpg(tpg, force) < 0) {
 		pr_err("Unable to delete iSCSI Target Portal Group:"
 			" %hu while active sessions exist, and force=0\n",
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.h b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.h
index 0a182f2aa8a2..e7265337bc43 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.h
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_tpg.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ extern struct iscsi_portal_group *iscsit_get_tpg_from_np(struct iscsi_tiqn *,
 			struct iscsi_np *, struct iscsi_tpg_np **);
 extern int iscsit_get_tpg(struct iscsi_portal_group *);
 extern void iscsit_put_tpg(struct iscsi_portal_group *);
-extern void iscsit_clear_tpg_np_login_threads(struct iscsi_portal_group *, bool);
 extern void iscsit_tpg_dump_params(struct iscsi_portal_group *);
 extern int iscsit_tpg_add_portal_group(struct iscsi_tiqn *, struct iscsi_portal_group *);
 extern int iscsit_tpg_del_portal_group(struct iscsi_tiqn *, struct iscsi_portal_group *,