diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h
index fd998d07ffcd5..a72d06d973fff 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ extern u8 hisi_sas_get_ata_protocol(struct host_to_dev_fis *fis,
 extern struct hisi_sas_port *to_hisi_sas_port(struct asd_sas_port *sas_port);
 extern void hisi_sas_sata_done(struct sas_task *task,
 			    struct hisi_sas_slot *slot);
-extern int hisi_sas_get_ncq_tag(struct sas_task *task, u32 *tag);
 extern int hisi_sas_get_fw_info(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba);
 extern int hisi_sas_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			  const struct hisi_sas_hw *ops);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 6392869a4e414..751db9588a1ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -118,21 +118,6 @@ void hisi_sas_sata_done(struct sas_task *task,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hisi_sas_sata_done);
 
-int hisi_sas_get_ncq_tag(struct sas_task *task, u32 *tag)
-{
-	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = task->uldd_task;
-
-	if (qc) {
-		if (qc->tf.command == ATA_CMD_FPDMA_WRITE ||
-			qc->tf.command == ATA_CMD_FPDMA_READ) {
-			*tag = qc->tag;
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hisi_sas_get_ncq_tag);
-
 /*
  * This function assumes linkrate mask fits in 8 bits, which it
  * does for all HW versions supported.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c
index fba4fcad47357..9d316f28c74c5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c
@@ -2534,7 +2534,10 @@ static void prep_ata_v2_hw(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba,
 	hdr->dw1 = cpu_to_le32(dw1);
 
 	/* dw2 */
-	if (task->ata_task.use_ncq && hisi_sas_get_ncq_tag(task, &hdr_tag)) {
+	if (task->ata_task.use_ncq) {
+		struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = task->uldd_task;
+
+		hdr_tag = qc->tag;
 		task->ata_task.fis.sector_count |= (u8) (hdr_tag << 3);
 		dw2 |= hdr_tag << CMD_HDR_NCQ_TAG_OFF;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
index 4c32088b91990..cd901213a59b7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c
@@ -1356,7 +1356,10 @@ static void prep_ata_v3_hw(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba,
 	hdr->dw1 = cpu_to_le32(dw1);
 
 	/* dw2 */
-	if (task->ata_task.use_ncq && hisi_sas_get_ncq_tag(task, &hdr_tag)) {
+	if (task->ata_task.use_ncq) {
+		struct ata_queued_cmd *qc = task->uldd_task;
+
+		hdr_tag = qc->tag;
 		task->ata_task.fis.sector_count |= (u8) (hdr_tag << 3);
 		dw2 |= hdr_tag << CMD_HDR_NCQ_TAG_OFF;
 	}