diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
index 5a63a1ce9..20bf9aebf 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi.h
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ struct spdk_iscsi_globals {
 	uint32_t MaxSessions;
 	uint32_t MaxConnectionsPerSession;
 	uint32_t MaxConnections;
-	uint32_t MaxOutstandingR2T;
 	uint32_t DefaultTime2Wait;
 	uint32_t DefaultTime2Retain;
 	uint32_t FirstBurstLength;
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
index 01487d30d..9bcbdddb4 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_subsystem.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 "  MaxSessions %d\n" \
 "  MaxConnectionsPerSession %d\n" \
 "  MaxConnections %d\n" \
-"  MaxOutstandingR2T %d\n" \
 "\n" \
 "  # iSCSI initial parameters negotiate with initiators\n" \
 "  # NOTE: incorrect values might crash\n" \
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ spdk_iscsi_config_dump_section(FILE *fp)
 		g_spdk_iscsi.nodebase, g_spdk_iscsi.authfile,
 		g_spdk_iscsi.timeout, authmethod, authgroup,
 		g_spdk_iscsi.MaxSessions, g_spdk_iscsi.MaxConnectionsPerSession,
-		g_spdk_iscsi.MaxConnections, g_spdk_iscsi.MaxOutstandingR2T,
+		g_spdk_iscsi.MaxConnections,
 		g_spdk_iscsi.DefaultTime2Wait, g_spdk_iscsi.DefaultTime2Retain,
 		(g_spdk_iscsi.ImmediateData == 1) ? "Yes" : "No",
 		(g_spdk_iscsi.DataPDUInOrder == 1) ? "Yes" : "No",
@@ -646,11 +645,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_app_read_parameters(void)
 	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_TRACE_ISCSI, "DefaultTime2Retain %d\n",
 		      g_spdk_iscsi.DefaultTime2Retain);
 
-	/* check size limit - RFC3720(12.15, 12.16, 12.17) */
-	if (g_spdk_iscsi.MaxOutstandingR2T > 65535) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("MaxOutstandingR2T(%d) > 65535\n", g_spdk_iscsi.MaxOutstandingR2T);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	if (g_spdk_iscsi.DefaultTime2Wait > 3600) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("DefaultTime2Wait(%d) > 3600\n", g_spdk_iscsi.DefaultTime2Wait);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/test/iscsi_tgt/calsoft/iscsi.conf b/test/iscsi_tgt/calsoft/iscsi.conf
index bb7fa296d..9cd35a33d 100644
--- a/test/iscsi_tgt/calsoft/iscsi.conf
+++ b/test/iscsi_tgt/calsoft/iscsi.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   DiscoveryAuthGroup AuthGroup1
   MaxSessions 256
   MaxR2T 256
-  MaxOutstandingR2T 256
   FirstBurstLength 262144
   MaxBurstLength 16776192
   MaxRecvDataSegmentLength 131072