if ((task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)) {
                        if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE)) {
                                dev_err(dev, "abort tmf: TMF task timeout\n");
-                               if (task->lldd_task) {
-                                       struct hisi_sas_slot *slot =
-                                               task->lldd_task;
-
-                                       hisi_sas_slot_task_free(hisi_hba,
-                                                               task, slot);
-                               }
-
                                goto ex_err;
                        }
                }
                goto exit;
        }
 
-       /* TMF timed out, return direct. */
+       /* Internal abort timed out */
        if ((task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_ABORTED)) {
                if (!(task->task_state_flags & SAS_TASK_STATE_DONE)) {
                        dev_err(dev, "internal task abort: timeout.\n");
-                       if (task->lldd_task) {
-                               struct hisi_sas_slot *slot = task->lldd_task;
-
-                               hisi_sas_slot_task_free(hisi_hba, task, slot);
-                       }
                }
        }