return cxgb4_ofld_send(tx_info->netdev, skb);
 }
 
-/*
- * chcr_ktls_mark_tcb_close: mark tcb state to CLOSE
- * @tx_info - driver specific tls info.
- * return: NET_TX_OK/NET_XMIT_DROP.
- */
-static int chcr_ktls_mark_tcb_close(struct chcr_ktls_info *tx_info)
-{
-       return chcr_set_tcb_field(tx_info, TCB_T_STATE_W,
-                                 TCB_T_STATE_V(TCB_T_STATE_M),
-                                 CHCR_TCB_STATE_CLOSED, 1);
-}
-
 /*
  * chcr_ktls_dev_del:  call back for tls_dev_del.
  * Remove the tid and l2t entry and close the connection.
 
        /* clear tid */
        if (tx_info->tid != -1) {
-               /* clear tcb state and then release tid */
-               chcr_ktls_mark_tcb_close(tx_info);
                cxgb4_remove_tid(&tx_info->adap->tids, tx_info->tx_chan,
                                 tx_info->tid, tx_info->ip_family);
        }
        return 0;
 
 free_tid:
-       chcr_ktls_mark_tcb_close(tx_info);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
        /* clear clip entry */
        if (tx_info->ip_family == AF_INET6)
        if (tx_info->pending_close) {
                spin_unlock(&tx_info->lock);
                if (!status) {
-                       /* it's a late success, tcb status is established,
-                        * mark it close.
-                        */
-                       chcr_ktls_mark_tcb_close(tx_info);
                        cxgb4_remove_tid(&tx_info->adap->tids, tx_info->tx_chan,
                                         tid, tx_info->ip_family);
                }