diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 675af59aaf43..c824d91fc073 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: beb55a0cc15a43be43a646b588fcf83822f0c44f
+refs/heads/master: 6d5b59756033c2a029bde7262bb5f8d45f4ca952
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/trunk/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 373e01f523dd..b5fdacce0671 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -2062,13 +2062,6 @@ static int transport_execute_tasks(struct se_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	int add_tasks;
 	struct se_device *se_dev = cmd->se_dev;
-
-	if (se_dev_check_online(cmd->se_dev) != 0) {
-		cmd->scsi_sense_reason = TCM_LOGICAL_UNIT_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE;
-		transport_generic_request_failure(cmd);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Call transport_cmd_check_stop() to see if a fabric exception
 	 * has occurred that prevents execution.