diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.c b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
index 83e50aea64..1144734ce8 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.c
@@ -197,12 +197,10 @@ spdk_iscsi_poll_group_remove_conn_sock(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 }
 
 static void
-spdk_iscsi_poll_group_add_conn(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn,
-			       spdk_iscsi_conn_fn fn)
+spdk_iscsi_poll_group_add_conn(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 {
 	struct spdk_iscsi_poll_group *poll_group = &g_spdk_iscsi.poll_group[spdk_env_get_current_core()];
 
-	conn->fn = fn;
 	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&poll_group->connections, conn, link);
 	spdk_iscsi_poll_group_add_conn_sock(conn);
 }
@@ -331,7 +329,7 @@ error_return:
 	conn->lcore = spdk_env_get_current_core();
 	__sync_fetch_and_add(&g_num_connections[conn->lcore], 1);
 
-	spdk_iscsi_poll_group_add_conn(conn, spdk_iscsi_conn_login_do_work);
+	spdk_iscsi_poll_group_add_conn(conn);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1178,7 +1176,7 @@ spdk_iscsi_conn_full_feature_migrate(void *arg1, void *arg2)
 
 	/* The poller has been unregistered, so now we can re-register it on the new core. */
 	conn->lcore = spdk_env_get_current_core();
-	spdk_iscsi_poll_group_add_conn(conn, spdk_iscsi_conn_full_feature_do_work);
+	spdk_iscsi_poll_group_add_conn(conn);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1221,16 +1219,6 @@ spdk_iscsi_conn_migration(struct spdk_iscsi_conn *conn)
 	spdk_event_call(event);
 }
 
-void
-spdk_iscsi_conn_login_do_work(void *arg)
-{
-}
-
-void
-spdk_iscsi_conn_full_feature_do_work(void *arg)
-{
-}
-
 void
 spdk_iscsi_conn_set_min_per_core(int count)
 {
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/conn.h b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
index 53a7963e48..d6b8ceaf82 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/conn.h
+++ b/lib/iscsi/conn.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 #define TRACE_ISCSI_CONN_IDLE		SPDK_TPOINT_ID(TRACE_GROUP_ISCSI, 0x7)
 
 struct spdk_poller;
-typedef void (*spdk_iscsi_conn_fn)(void *arg);
 
 struct spdk_iscsi_conn {
 	int				id;
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ struct spdk_iscsi_conn {
 	char *partial_text_parameter;
 
 	STAILQ_ENTRY(spdk_iscsi_conn) link;
-	spdk_iscsi_conn_fn	fn;
 	struct spdk_poller	*flush_poller;
 	TAILQ_HEAD(queued_r2t_tasks, spdk_iscsi_task)	queued_r2t_tasks;
 	TAILQ_HEAD(active_r2t_tasks, spdk_iscsi_task)	active_r2t_tasks;