diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme_spec.h b/include/spdk/nvme_spec.h
index 3842da2b86..caabf79b4f 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme_spec.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme_spec.h
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ enum spdk_nvme_generic_command_status_code {
 	SPDK_NVME_SC_ATOMIC_WRITE_UNIT_EXCEEDED		= 0x14,
 	SPDK_NVME_SC_OPERATION_DENIED			= 0x15,
 	SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_SGL_OFFSET			= 0x16,
-	SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_SGL_SUBTYPE		= 0x17,
+	/* 0x17 - reserved */
 	SPDK_NVME_SC_HOSTID_INCONSISTENT_FORMAT		= 0x18,
 	SPDK_NVME_SC_KEEP_ALIVE_EXPIRED			= 0x19,
 	SPDK_NVME_SC_KEEP_ALIVE_INVALID			= 0x1a,
diff --git a/lib/bdev/scsi_nvme.c b/lib/bdev/scsi_nvme.c
index e6561ee447..6ee9d57d47 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/scsi_nvme.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/scsi_nvme.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ spdk_scsi_nvme_translate(const struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, int *sc, int *sk,
 		case SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_PRP_OFFSET:
 		case SPDK_NVME_SC_ATOMIC_WRITE_UNIT_EXCEEDED:
 		case SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_SGL_OFFSET:
-		case SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_SGL_SUBTYPE:
 		case SPDK_NVME_SC_HOSTID_INCONSISTENT_FORMAT:
 		case SPDK_NVME_SC_KEEP_ALIVE_EXPIRED:
 		case SPDK_NVME_SC_KEEP_ALIVE_INVALID:
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
index 40274f8846..e9415aa8c5 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static const struct nvme_string generic_status[] = {
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_ATOMIC_WRITE_UNIT_EXCEEDED, "ATOMIC WRITE UNIT EXCEEDED" },
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_OPERATION_DENIED, "OPERATION DENIED" },
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_SGL_OFFSET, "INVALID SGL OFFSET" },
-	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_SGL_SUBTYPE, "INVALID SGL SUBTYPE" },
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_HOSTID_INCONSISTENT_FORMAT, "HOSTID INCONSISTENT FORMAT" },
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_KEEP_ALIVE_EXPIRED, "KEEP ALIVE EXPIRED" },
 	{ SPDK_NVME_SC_KEEP_ALIVE_INVALID, "KEEP ALIVE INVALID" },