diff --git a/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c b/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c
index 52b51fa0c..eb881f14f 100644
--- a/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c
+++ b/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c
@@ -1231,8 +1231,6 @@ spdk_bdev_scsi_task_complete(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_bdev_io_sta
 			     void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_scsi_task		*task = cb_arg;
-	struct iovec			*iovs;
-	int				iovcnt;
 
 	if (task->type == SPDK_SCSI_TASK_TYPE_CMD) {
 		int sc, sk, asc, ascq;
@@ -1244,13 +1242,6 @@ spdk_bdev_scsi_task_complete(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_bdev_io_sta
 			task->response = SPDK_SCSI_TASK_MGMT_RESP_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	spdk_bdev_io_get_iovec(bdev_io, &iovs, &iovcnt);
-	if (task->dxfer_dir == SPDK_SCSI_DIR_FROM_DEV && task->iovs != iovs) {
-		assert(iovs != NULL);
-		assert(task->iovcnt == iovcnt);
-		memcpy(task->iovs, iovs, sizeof(task->iovs[0]) * task->iovcnt);
-	}
-
 	spdk_scsi_lun_complete_task(task->lun, task);
 }