{
        if (lnk->state == SMC_LNK_ACTIVE &&
            !smc_llc_send_delete_link(lnk, SMC_LLC_REQ, orderly)) {
-               smc_llc_link_deleting(lnk);
                return 0;
        }
        return -ENOTCONN;
                        continue;
                /* tbd - terminate only when no more links are active */
                for (i = 0; i < SMC_LINKS_PER_LGR_MAX; i++) {
-                       if (!smc_link_usable(&lgr->lnk[i]) ||
-                           lgr->lnk[i].state == SMC_LNK_DELETING)
+                       if (!smc_link_usable(&lgr->lnk[i]))
                                continue;
                        if (lgr->lnk[i].smcibdev == smcibdev &&
                            lgr->lnk[i].ibport == ibport) {
 
        SMC_LNK_INACTIVE,       /* link is inactive */
        SMC_LNK_ACTIVATING,     /* link is being activated */
        SMC_LNK_ACTIVE,         /* link is active */
-       SMC_LNK_DELETING,       /* link is being deleted */
 };
 
 #define SMC_WR_BUF_SIZE                48      /* size of work request buffer */
 
        struct smc_link_group *lgr = smc_get_lgr(link);
 
        smc_lgr_forget(lgr);
-       smc_llc_link_deleting(link);
        if (lgr->role == SMC_SERV) {
                /* client asks to delete this link, send request */
                smc_llc_prep_delete_link(llc, link, SMC_LLC_REQ, true);
        }
 }
 
-void smc_llc_link_deleting(struct smc_link *link)
-{
-       link->state = SMC_LNK_DELETING;
-       smc_wr_wakeup_tx_wait(link);
-}
-
 /* called in worker context */
 void smc_llc_link_clear(struct smc_link *link)
 {
 
 void smc_llc_lgr_clear(struct smc_link_group *lgr);
 int smc_llc_link_init(struct smc_link *link);
 void smc_llc_link_active(struct smc_link *link);
-void smc_llc_link_deleting(struct smc_link *link);
 void smc_llc_link_clear(struct smc_link *link);
 int smc_llc_do_confirm_rkey(struct smc_link *send_link,
                            struct smc_buf_desc *rmb_desc);