diff --git a/lib/iscsi/init_grp.c b/lib/iscsi/init_grp.c
index 5c7787260..b99cdd7a3 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/init_grp.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/init_grp.c
@@ -342,36 +342,6 @@ spdk_initiator_group_unregister(struct spdk_iscsi_init_grp *ig)
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_spdk_iscsi.mutex);
 }
 
-int
-spdk_iscsi_init_grp_deletable(int tag)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct spdk_iscsi_init_grp *ig;
-
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&g_spdk_iscsi.mutex);
-	ig = spdk_iscsi_init_grp_find_by_tag(tag);
-	if (ig == NULL) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (ig->state != GROUP_READY) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (ig->ref == 0) {
-		ret = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-out:
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ig->state = GROUP_DESTROY;
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_spdk_iscsi.mutex);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 void
 spdk_iscsi_init_grp_release(struct spdk_iscsi_init_grp *ig)
 {
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/init_grp.h b/lib/iscsi/init_grp.h
index 5e0c4eeb5..7e6022ff4 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/init_grp.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/init_grp.h
@@ -71,6 +71,5 @@ void spdk_iscsi_init_grp_register(struct spdk_iscsi_init_grp *ig);
 
 int spdk_iscsi_init_grp_array_create(void);
 void spdk_iscsi_init_grp_array_destroy(void);
-int spdk_iscsi_init_grp_deletable(int tag);
 
 #endif // SPDK_INIT_GRP_H
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
index 1fc762e32..ad17fd15b 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
@@ -263,10 +263,6 @@ spdk_rpc_delete_initiator_group(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 		goto invalid;
 	}
 
-	if (spdk_iscsi_init_grp_deletable(req.tag)) {
-		goto invalid;
-	}
-
 	ig = spdk_iscsi_init_grp_find_by_tag(req.tag);
 	if (!ig) {
 		goto invalid;