diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 8cc714c4c35cf071286b002c92767e472edac594..476a267e090a2d5ada9853dc5ef06bc7652eeebf 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -211,9 +211,6 @@ static DEFINE_IDA(nvme_fc_ctrl_cnt);
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *nvme_fc_wq;
 
-static bool nvme_fc_waiting_to_unload;
-static DECLARE_COMPLETION(nvme_fc_unload_proceed);
-
 /*
  * These items are short-term. They will eventually be moved into
  * a generic FC class. See comments in module init.
@@ -240,8 +237,6 @@ nvme_fc_free_lport(struct kref *ref)
 	/* remove from transport list */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvme_fc_lock, flags);
 	list_del(&lport->port_list);
-	if (nvme_fc_waiting_to_unload && list_empty(&nvme_fc_lport_list))
-		complete(&nvme_fc_unload_proceed);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvme_fc_lock, flags);
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&nvme_fc_local_port_cnt, lport->localport.port_num);
@@ -3416,42 +3411,21 @@ nvme_fc_delete_controllers(struct nvme_fc_rport *rport)
 	spin_unlock(&rport->lock);
 }
 
-static void
-nvme_fc_cleanup_for_unload(void)
+static void __exit nvme_fc_exit_module(void)
 {
 	struct nvme_fc_lport *lport;
 	struct nvme_fc_rport *rport;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(lport, &nvme_fc_lport_list, port_list) {
-		list_for_each_entry(rport, &lport->endp_list, endp_list) {
-			nvme_fc_delete_controllers(rport);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static void __exit nvme_fc_exit_module(void)
-{
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool need_cleanup = false;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&nvme_fc_lock, flags);
-	nvme_fc_waiting_to_unload = true;
-	if (!list_empty(&nvme_fc_lport_list)) {
-		need_cleanup = true;
-		nvme_fc_cleanup_for_unload();
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(lport, &nvme_fc_lport_list, port_list)
+		list_for_each_entry(rport, &lport->endp_list, endp_list)
+			nvme_fc_delete_controllers(rport);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nvme_fc_lock, flags);
-	if (need_cleanup) {
-		pr_info("%s: waiting for ctlr deletes\n", __func__);
-		wait_for_completion(&nvme_fc_unload_proceed);
-		pr_info("%s: ctrl deletes complete\n", __func__);
-	}
+	flush_workqueue(nvme_delete_wq);
 
 	nvmf_unregister_transport(&nvme_fc_transport);
 
-	ida_destroy(&nvme_fc_local_port_cnt);
-	ida_destroy(&nvme_fc_ctrl_cnt);
-
 	device_destroy(fc_class, MKDEV(0, 0));
 	class_destroy(fc_class);
 	destroy_workqueue(nvme_fc_wq);