diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c
index 0c5e2c610586..7622de9d7d8b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@ static int mvs_alloc(struct mvs_info *mvi, struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 	}
 	mvi->tags_num = slot_nr;
 
-	/* Initialize tags */
-	mvs_tag_init(mvi);
 	return 0;
 err_out:
 	return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
index 68caeaf9e636..377b931f46dc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ inline int mvs_tag_alloc(struct mvs_info *mvi, u32 *tag_out)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void mvs_tag_init(struct mvs_info *mvi)
-{
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < mvi->tags_num; ++i)
-		mvs_tag_clear(mvi, i);
-}
-
 static struct mvs_info *mvs_find_dev_mvi(struct domain_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned long i = 0, j = 0, hi = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.h b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.h
index 519edc796691..668948177934 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.h
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ void mvs_tag_clear(struct mvs_info *mvi, u32 tag);
 void mvs_tag_free(struct mvs_info *mvi, u32 tag);
 void mvs_tag_set(struct mvs_info *mvi, unsigned int tag);
 int mvs_tag_alloc(struct mvs_info *mvi, u32 *tag_out);
-void mvs_tag_init(struct mvs_info *mvi);
 void mvs_iounmap(void __iomem *regs);
 int mvs_ioremap(struct mvs_info *mvi, int bar, int bar_ex);
 void mvs_phys_reset(struct mvs_info *mvi, u32 phy_mask, int hard);