diff --git a/fs/smb/server/connection.c b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
index 26cfce344861..708fac40b8ea 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/connection.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@ int ksmbd_conn_handler_loop(void *p)
 	mutex_init(&conn->srv_mutex);
 	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
 
-	if (t->ops->prepare && t->ops->prepare(t))
-		goto out;
-
 	max_req = server_conf.max_inflight_req;
 	conn->last_active = jiffies;
 	set_freezable();
@@ -470,7 +467,6 @@ int ksmbd_conn_handler_loop(void *p)
 		}
 	}
 
-out:
 	ksmbd_conn_set_releasing(conn);
 	/* Wait till all reference dropped to the Server object*/
 	ksmbd_debug(CONN, "Wait for all pending requests(%d)\n", atomic_read(&conn->r_count));
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/connection.h b/fs/smb/server/connection.h
index 1e2587036bca..ae21a1bd4c70 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/connection.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/connection.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ struct ksmbd_conn_ops {
 };
 
 struct ksmbd_transport_ops {
-	int (*prepare)(struct ksmbd_transport *t);
 	void (*disconnect)(struct ksmbd_transport *t);
 	void (*shutdown)(struct ksmbd_transport *t);
 	int (*read)(struct ksmbd_transport *t, char *buf,