diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
index 9a1b314f64824..90e55b469c1ea 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_user.c
@@ -587,8 +587,6 @@ static int tcmu_check_expired_cmd(int id, void *p, void *data)
 	target_complete_cmd(cmd->se_cmd, SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION);
 	cmd->se_cmd = NULL;
 
-	kmem_cache_free(tcmu_cmd_cache, cmd);
-
 	return 0;
 }