diff --git a/include/net/sctp/command.h b/include/net/sctp/command.h
index c01dc99def07..2b447646ce4b 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/command.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/command.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ typedef enum {
 	SCTP_CMD_INIT_FAILED,   /* High level, do init failure work. */
 	SCTP_CMD_REPORT_DUP,	/* Report a duplicate TSN.  */
 	SCTP_CMD_STRIKE,	/* Mark a strike against a transport.  */
-	SCTP_CMD_TRANSMIT,      /* Transmit the outqueue. */
 	SCTP_CMD_HB_TIMERS_START,    /* Start the heartbeat timers. */
 	SCTP_CMD_HB_TIMER_UPDATE,    /* Update a heartbeat timers.  */
 	SCTP_CMD_HB_TIMERS_STOP,     /* Stop the heartbeat timers.  */
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index 5f86ee4b54c1..3b80fe24dabf 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -1415,12 +1415,6 @@ static int sctp_cmd_interpreter(sctp_event_t event_type,
 					SCTP_RTXR_T3_RTX);
 			break;
 
-		case SCTP_CMD_TRANSMIT:
-			/* Kick start transmission. */
-			error = sctp_outq_uncork(&asoc->outqueue);
-			local_cork = 0;
-			break;
-
 		case SCTP_CMD_ECN_CE:
 			/* Do delayed CE processing.   */
 			sctp_do_ecn_ce_work(asoc, cmd->obj.u32);