diff --git a/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c b/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c
index f8bb0d659..01c590526 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/vfio_user.c
@@ -1593,7 +1593,6 @@ post_completion(struct nvmf_vfio_user_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct nvmf_vfio_user_cq *cq
 		uint32_t cdw0, uint16_t sqid, uint16_t cid, uint16_t sc, uint16_t sct)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvme_status cpl_status = { 0 };
-	const struct spdk_nvmf_registers *regs;
 	struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cpl;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1603,14 +1602,6 @@ post_completion(struct nvmf_vfio_user_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct nvmf_vfio_user_cq *cq
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	regs = spdk_nvmf_ctrlr_get_regs(ctrlr->ctrlr);
-	if (regs->csts.bits.shst != SPDK_NVME_SHST_NORMAL) {
-		SPDK_DEBUGLOG(nvmf_vfio,
-			      "%s: ignore completion sqid:%d cid=%d status=%#x\n",
-			      ctrlr_id(ctrlr), sqid, cid, sc);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (cq_is_full(cq)) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("%s: cqid:%d full (tail=%d, head=%d)\n",
 			    ctrlr_id(ctrlr), cq->qid, *cq_tailp(cq),