diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 64d70de98cdb..8f90e4cea254 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ static int zfcp_erp_handle_failed(int want, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
 				adapter, ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_FAILED);
 		}
 		break;
-	default:
-		need = 0;
-		break;
 	}
 
 	return need;