diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
index 40f4fafa2e11..5901b2884c60 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
@@ -155,20 +155,7 @@ int ksmbd_verify_smb_message(struct ksmbd_work *work)
  */
 bool ksmbd_smb_request(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 {
-	int type = *(char *)conn->request_buf;
-
-	switch (type) {
-	case RFC1002_SESSION_MESSAGE:
-		/* Regular SMB request */
-		return true;
-	case RFC1002_SESSION_KEEP_ALIVE:
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "RFC 1002 session keep alive\n");
-		break;
-	default:
-		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "RFC 1002 unknown request type 0x%x\n", type);
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	return conn->request_buf[0] == 0;
 }
 
 static bool supported_protocol(int idx)
diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
index 0a6af447cc45..994abede27e9 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.h
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@
 #define CIFS_DEFAULT_IOSIZE	(64 * 1024)
 #define MAX_CIFS_SMALL_BUFFER_SIZE 448 /* big enough for most */
 
-/* RFC 1002 session packet types */
-#define RFC1002_SESSION_MESSAGE			0x00
-#define RFC1002_SESSION_REQUEST			0x81
-#define RFC1002_POSITIVE_SESSION_RESPONSE	0x82
-#define RFC1002_NEGATIVE_SESSION_RESPONSE	0x83
-#define RFC1002_RETARGET_SESSION_RESPONSE	0x84
-#define RFC1002_SESSION_KEEP_ALIVE		0x85
-
 /* Responses when opening a file. */
 #define F_SUPERSEDED	0
 #define F_OPENED	1