diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index b516c2893420..1d25e64b068a 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -1234,12 +1234,6 @@ attach_cmd:
 	spin_lock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&cmd->i_conn_node, &conn->conn_cmd_list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
-	/*
-	 * Check if we need to delay processing because of ALUA
-	 * Active/NonOptimized primary access state..
-	 */
-	core_alua_check_nonop_delay(&cmd->se_cmd);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iscsit_setup_scsi_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
index 3372856319f7..01751faad386 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ int core_alua_check_nonop_delay(
 	msleep_interruptible(cmd->alua_nonop_delay);
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(core_alua_check_nonop_delay);
 
 static int core_alua_write_tpg_metadata(
 	const char *path,
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 687adc9e086c..a63f19bf47f8 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -1586,6 +1586,12 @@ int transport_handle_cdb_direct(
 
 	might_sleep();
 
+	/*
+	 * Check if we need to delay processing because of ALUA
+	 * Active/NonOptimized primary access state..
+	 */
+	core_alua_check_nonop_delay(cmd);
+
 	if (!cmd->se_lun) {
 		dump_stack();
 		pr_err("cmd->se_lun is NULL\n");
@@ -1817,12 +1823,6 @@ void target_submit(struct se_cmd *se_cmd)
 
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Check if we need to delay processing because of ALUA
-	 * Active/NonOptimized primary access state..
-	 */
-	core_alua_check_nonop_delay(se_cmd);
-
 	transport_handle_cdb_direct(se_cmd);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(target_submit);
diff --git a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
index dcd7d76d2f30..e5fcfb845529 100644
--- a/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
+++ b/include/target/target_core_fabric.h
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ void	target_stop_session(struct se_session *se_sess);
 void	target_wait_for_sess_cmds(struct se_session *);
 void	target_show_cmd(const char *pfx, struct se_cmd *cmd);
 
-int	core_alua_check_nonop_delay(struct se_cmd *);
-
 int	core_tmr_alloc_req(struct se_cmd *, void *, u8, gfp_t);
 void	core_tmr_release_req(struct se_tmr_req *);
 int	transport_generic_handle_tmr(struct se_cmd *);