diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
index 4c2feac83..382cd641c 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
@@ -306,11 +306,6 @@ nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_cmd(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc,
 		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
 	}
 
-	if (req->zcopy_phase == NVMF_ZCOPY_PHASE_EXECUTE) {
-		/* Return here after checking the lba etc */
-		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
-	}
-
 	assert(!spdk_nvmf_request_using_zcopy(req));
 
 	rc = spdk_bdev_readv_blocks(desc, ch, req->iov, req->iovcnt, start_lba, num_blocks,
@@ -357,11 +352,6 @@ nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_write_cmd(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc,
 		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
 	}
 
-	if (req->zcopy_phase == NVMF_ZCOPY_PHASE_EXECUTE) {
-		/* Return here after checking the lba etc */
-		return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
-	}
-
 	assert(!spdk_nvmf_request_using_zcopy(req));
 
 	rc = spdk_bdev_writev_blocks(desc, ch, req->iov, req->iovcnt, start_lba, num_blocks,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
index 98051b207..924303699 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
@@ -752,20 +752,6 @@ test_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_write_cmd(void)
 	rc = nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_cmd(&bdev, NULL, NULL, &req);
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_ASYNCHRONOUS);
 
-	/* Execute zero copy  */
-	req.zcopy_phase = NVMF_ZCOPY_PHASE_EXECUTE;
-
-	rc = nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_cmd(&bdev, NULL, NULL, &req);
-	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE);
-
-	/* Read cmd request length invalid */
-	req.length = 4096;
-
-	rc = nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_cmd(&bdev, NULL, NULL, &req);
-	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE);
-	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sct == SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC);
-	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sc == SPDK_NVME_SC_DATA_SGL_LENGTH_INVALID);
-
 	/* Write two blocks, block size 4096 */
 	cmd.nvme_cmd.cdw12 = 1;
 	bdev.blockcnt = 100;
@@ -775,20 +761,6 @@ test_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_write_cmd(void)
 
 	rc = nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_write_cmd(&bdev, NULL, NULL, &req);
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_ASYNCHRONOUS);
-
-	/* Execute zero copy  */
-	req.zcopy_phase = NVMF_ZCOPY_PHASE_EXECUTE;
-
-	rc = nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_write_cmd(&bdev, NULL, NULL, &req);
-	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE);
-
-	/* Write cmd request length invalid */
-	req.length = 4096;
-
-	rc = nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_read_cmd(&bdev, NULL, NULL, &req);
-	CU_ASSERT(rc == SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE);
-	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sct == SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC);
-	CU_ASSERT(rsp.nvme_cpl.status.sc == SPDK_NVME_SC_DATA_SGL_LENGTH_INVALID);
 }
 
 static void