diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 8ae8af33ae91..600b1832e1dd 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static void sco_sock_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	sk->sk_state_change(sk);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
-	sco_sock_kill(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ static void sco_conn_del(struct hci_conn *hcon, int err)
 		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 		sco_chan_del(sk, err);
 		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-		sco_sock_kill(sk);
 		sock_put(sk);
 	}
 
@@ -394,8 +392,7 @@ static void sco_sock_cleanup_listen(struct sock *parent)
  */
 static void sco_sock_kill(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) || sk->sk_socket ||
-	    sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
+	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) || sk->sk_socket)
 		return;
 
 	BT_DBG("sk %p state %d", sk, sk->sk_state);
@@ -447,7 +444,6 @@ static void sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	__sco_sock_close(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
-	sco_sock_kill(sk);
 }
 
 static void sco_skb_put_cmsg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct msghdr *msg,