diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index 61024db5953d..99f1db5e467e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ void scsi_dh_release_device(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 static inline void scsi_dh_add_device(struct scsi_device *sdev) { }
 static inline void scsi_dh_release_device(struct scsi_device *sdev) { }
 #endif
-static inline void scsi_dh_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev) { }
 
 /* 
  * internal scsi timeout functions: for use by mid-layer and transport
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 50e7d7e4a861..cbc0fe2c5485 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,6 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	if (error) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 				"failed to add device: %d\n", error);
-		scsi_dh_remove_device(sdev);
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -1286,7 +1285,6 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	if (error) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
 				"failed to add class device: %d\n", error);
-		scsi_dh_remove_device(sdev);
 		device_del(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 		return error;
 	}
@@ -1353,7 +1351,6 @@ void __scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		bsg_unregister_queue(sdev->request_queue);
 		device_unregister(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 		transport_remove_device(dev);
-		scsi_dh_remove_device(sdev);
 		device_del(dev);
 	} else
 		put_device(&sdev->sdev_dev);