diff --git a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c
index b401b6604..88a3d0d5a 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_user.c
@@ -469,18 +469,6 @@ vhost_session_vq_used_signal(struct spdk_vhost_virtqueue *virtqueue)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-vhost_session_used_signal(struct spdk_vhost_session *vsession)
-{
-	struct spdk_vhost_virtqueue *virtqueue;
-	uint16_t q_idx;
-
-	for (q_idx = 0; q_idx < vsession->max_queues; q_idx++) {
-		virtqueue = &vsession->virtqueue[q_idx];
-		vhost_session_vq_used_signal(virtqueue);
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * Enqueue id and len to used ring.
  */
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h b/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
index 26aa575f6..7cd9b319b 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_internal.h
@@ -301,14 +301,6 @@ int vhost_inflight_queue_get_desc(struct spdk_vhost_session *vsession,
  */
 int vhost_vq_used_signal(struct spdk_vhost_session *vsession, struct spdk_vhost_virtqueue *vq);
 
-
-/**
- * Send IRQs for all queues that need to be signaled.
- * \param vsession vhost session
- * \param vq virtqueue
- */
-void vhost_session_used_signal(struct spdk_vhost_session *vsession);
-
 /**
  * Send IRQs for the queue that need to be signaled.
  * \param vq virtqueue
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
index ccdfc0ab7..c41555989 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
@@ -815,10 +815,9 @@ vdev_worker(void *arg)
 
 	for (q_idx = VIRTIO_SCSI_REQUESTQ; q_idx < vsession->max_queues; q_idx++) {
 		rc = process_vq(svsession, &vsession->virtqueue[q_idx]);
+		vhost_session_vq_used_signal(&vsession->virtqueue[q_idx]);
 	}
 
-	vhost_session_used_signal(vsession);
-
 	return rc > 0 ? SPDK_POLLER_BUSY : SPDK_POLLER_IDLE;
 }