diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
index 44c87e7..6a1dc80 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ struct ceph_msg_pos {
 #define CLOSED		10 /* we've closed the connection */
 #define SOCK_CLOSED	11 /* socket state changed to closed */
 #define OPENING         13 /* open connection w/ (possibly new) peer */
-#define DEAD            14 /* dead, about to kfree */
 #define BACKOFF         15

 /*
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index 10255e8..ad2eaad 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -2091,12 +2091,6 @@ bad_tag:
  */
 static void queue_con(struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
-	if (test_bit(DEAD, &con->state)) {
-		dout("queue_con %p ignoring: DEAD\n",
-		     con);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (!con->ops->get(con)) {
 		dout("queue_con %p ref count 0\n", con);
 		return;