diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index 350ed401544e..9e182bd245f0 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -779,49 +779,14 @@ void se_release_vpd_for_dev(struct se_device *dev)
 	return;
 }
 
-/*
- * Called with struct se_hba->device_lock held.
- */
-void se_clear_dev_ports(struct se_device *dev)
-{
-	struct se_hba *hba = dev->se_hba;
-	struct se_lun *lun;
-	struct se_portal_group *tpg;
-	struct se_port *sep, *sep_tmp;
-
-	spin_lock(&dev->se_port_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(sep, sep_tmp, &dev->dev_sep_list, sep_list) {
-		spin_unlock(&dev->se_port_lock);
-		spin_unlock(&hba->device_lock);
-
-		lun = sep->sep_lun;
-		tpg = sep->sep_tpg;
-		spin_lock(&lun->lun_sep_lock);
-		if (lun->lun_se_dev == NULL) {
-			spin_unlock(&lun->lun_sep_lock);
-			continue;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&lun->lun_sep_lock);
-
-		core_dev_del_lun(tpg, lun->unpacked_lun);
-
-		spin_lock(&hba->device_lock);
-		spin_lock(&dev->se_port_lock);
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&dev->se_port_lock);
-
-	return;
-}
-
 /*	se_free_virtual_device():
  *
  *	Used for IBLOCK, RAMDISK, and FILEIO Transport Drivers.
  */
 int se_free_virtual_device(struct se_device *dev, struct se_hba *hba)
 {
-	spin_lock(&hba->device_lock);
-	se_clear_dev_ports(dev);
-	spin_unlock(&hba->device_lock);
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->dev_sep_list))
+		dump_stack();
 
 	core_alua_free_lu_gp_mem(dev);
 	se_release_device_for_hba(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c b/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
index 6ec51cbc018e..0b8f8da89019 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
@@ -151,19 +151,8 @@ core_alloc_hba(const char *plugin_name, u32 plugin_dep_id, u32 hba_flags)
 int
 core_delete_hba(struct se_hba *hba)
 {
-	struct se_device *dev, *dev_tmp;
-
-	spin_lock(&hba->device_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, dev_tmp, &hba->hba_dev_list, dev_list) {
-
-		se_clear_dev_ports(dev);
-		spin_unlock(&hba->device_lock);
-
-		se_release_device_for_hba(dev);
-
-		spin_lock(&hba->device_lock);
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&hba->device_lock);
+	if (!list_empty(&hba->hba_dev_list))
+		dump_stack();
 
 	hba->transport->detach_hba(hba);