diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.c b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
index d9e31f2fa..9e24f9fb7 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_transport_create(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	transport->ops = ops;
-	transport->tgt = tgt;
-
 	return transport;
 }