return;
        }
 
-       if (!sc_cmd->request->special) {
-               QEDF_WARN(&(qedf->dbg_ctx), "request->special is NULL so "
-                   "request not valid, sc_cmd=%p.\n", sc_cmd);
-               return;
-       }
-
        if (!sc_cmd->request->q) {
                QEDF_WARN(&(qedf->dbg_ctx), "request->q is NULL so request "
                   "is not valid, sc_cmd=%p.\n", sc_cmd);
 
                goto error;
        }
 
-       if (!sc_cmd->request->special) {
-               QEDI_WARN(&qedi->dbg_ctx,
-                         "request->special is NULL so request not valid, sc_cmd=%p.\n",
-                         sc_cmd);
-               goto error;
-       }
-
        if (!sc_cmd->request->q) {
                QEDI_WARN(&qedi->dbg_ctx,
                          "request->q is NULL so request is not valid, sc_cmd=%p.\n",
 
 
        scsi_init_command(sdev, cmd);
 
-       req->special = cmd;
-
        cmd->request = req;
-
        cmd->tag = req->tag;
        cmd->prot_op = SCSI_PROT_NORMAL;
 
 
        ret = scsi_init_io(SCpnt);
        if (ret != BLK_STS_OK)
                goto out;
-       WARN_ON_ONCE(SCpnt != rq->special);
        cd = scsi_cd(rq->rq_disk);
 
        /* from here on until we're complete, any goto out