diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
index c542d0e95e68..1000fe936791 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libiscsi.c
@@ -778,6 +778,10 @@ int iscsi_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *sc, void (*done)(struct scsi_cmnd *))
 	}
 
 	conn = session->leadconn;
+	if (!conn) {
+		reason = FAILURE_SESSION_FREED;
+		goto fault;
+	}
 
 	if (!__kfifo_get(session->cmdpool.queue, (void*)&ctask,
 			 sizeof(void*))) {
@@ -1377,7 +1381,6 @@ iscsi_session_setup(struct iscsi_transport *iscsit,
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&session->lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->connections);
 
 	/* initialize immediate command pool */
 	if (iscsi_pool_init(&session->mgmtpool, session->mgmtpool_max,
@@ -1580,16 +1583,11 @@ void iscsi_conn_teardown(struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn)
 	kfree(conn->persistent_address);
 	__kfifo_put(session->mgmtpool.queue, (void*)&conn->login_mtask,
 		    sizeof(void*));
-	list_del(&conn->item);
-	if (list_empty(&session->connections))
+	if (session->leadconn == conn) {
 		session->leadconn = NULL;
-	if (session->leadconn && session->leadconn == conn)
-		session->leadconn = container_of(session->connections.next,
-			struct iscsi_conn, item);
-
-	if (session->leadconn == NULL)
 		/* no connections exits.. reset sequencing */
 		session->cmdsn = session->max_cmdsn = session->exp_cmdsn = 1;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
 
 	kfifo_free(conn->immqueue);
@@ -1777,32 +1775,12 @@ int iscsi_conn_bind(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session,
 		    struct iscsi_cls_conn *cls_conn, int is_leading)
 {
 	struct iscsi_session *session = class_to_transport_session(cls_session);
-	struct iscsi_conn *tmp = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST), *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cls_conn->dd_data;
 
-	/* lookup for existing connection */
 	spin_lock_bh(&session->lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &session->connections, item) {
-		if (tmp == conn) {
-			if (conn->c_stage != ISCSI_CONN_STOPPED ||
-			    conn->stop_stage == STOP_CONN_TERM) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "iscsi: can't bind "
-				       "non-stopped connection (%d:%d)\n",
-				       conn->c_stage, conn->stop_stage);
-				spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
-				return -EIO;
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	if (tmp != conn) {
-		/* bind new iSCSI connection to session */
-		conn->session = session;
-		list_add(&conn->item, &session->connections);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
-
 	if (is_leading)
 		session->leadconn = conn;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&session->lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Unblock xmitworker(), Login Phase will pass through.
diff --git a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
index 401192e56e50..61eebec00a7b 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libiscsi.h
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ struct iscsi_conn {
 
 	/* control data */
 	int			id;		/* CID */
-	struct list_head	item;		/* maintains list of conns */
 	int			c_stage;	/* connection state */
 	/*
 	 * Preallocated buffer for pdus that have data but do not
@@ -235,10 +234,8 @@ struct iscsi_session {
 						 * - mgmtpool,		   *
 						 * - r2tpool		   */
 	int			state;		/* session state           */
-	struct list_head	item;
 	int			age;		/* counts session re-opens */
 
-	struct list_head	connections;	/* list of connections */
 	int			cmds_max;	/* size of cmds array */
 	struct iscsi_cmd_task	**cmds;		/* Original Cmds arr */
 	struct iscsi_queue	cmdpool;	/* PDU's pool */