diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index bd0d1988feb2..57b2958205c7 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -530,15 +530,13 @@ static int vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
-	 * vmbus_on_event(), running in the tasklet, can race
+	 * vmbus_on_event(), running in the per-channel tasklet, can race
 	 * with vmbus_close_internal() in the case of SMP guest, e.g., when
 	 * the former is accessing channel->inbound.ring_buffer, the latter
-	 * could be freeing the ring_buffer pages.
-	 *
-	 * To resolve the race, we can serialize them by disabling the
-	 * tasklet when the latter is running here.
+	 * could be freeing the ring_buffer pages, so here we must stop it
+	 * first.
 	 */
-	hv_event_tasklet_disable(channel);
+	tasklet_disable(&channel->callback_event);
 
 	/*
 	 * In case a device driver's probe() fails (e.g.,
@@ -605,8 +603,6 @@ static int vmbus_close_internal(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 		get_order(channel->ringbuffer_pagecount * PAGE_SIZE));
 
 out:
-	hv_event_tasklet_enable(channel);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index d2cfa3eb71a2..bf846d078d85 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -382,19 +382,6 @@ static void vmbus_release_relid(u32 relid)
 		       true);
 }
 
-void hv_event_tasklet_disable(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
-{
-	tasklet_disable(&channel->callback_event);
-}
-
-void hv_event_tasklet_enable(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
-{
-	tasklet_enable(&channel->callback_event);
-
-	/* In case there is any pending event */
-	tasklet_schedule(&channel->callback_event);
-}
-
 void hv_process_channel_removal(struct vmbus_channel *channel, u32 relid)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -403,7 +390,6 @@ void hv_process_channel_removal(struct vmbus_channel *channel, u32 relid)
 	BUG_ON(!channel->rescind);
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex));
 
-	hv_event_tasklet_disable(channel);
 	if (channel->target_cpu != get_cpu()) {
 		put_cpu();
 		smp_call_function_single(channel->target_cpu,
@@ -412,7 +398,6 @@ void hv_process_channel_removal(struct vmbus_channel *channel, u32 relid)
 		percpu_channel_deq(channel);
 		put_cpu();
 	}
-	hv_event_tasklet_enable(channel);
 
 	if (channel->primary_channel == NULL) {
 		list_del(&channel->listentry);
@@ -506,7 +491,6 @@ static void vmbus_process_offer(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel)
 
 	init_vp_index(newchannel, dev_type);
 
-	hv_event_tasklet_disable(newchannel);
 	if (newchannel->target_cpu != get_cpu()) {
 		put_cpu();
 		smp_call_function_single(newchannel->target_cpu,
@@ -516,7 +500,6 @@ static void vmbus_process_offer(struct vmbus_channel *newchannel)
 		percpu_channel_enq(newchannel);
 		put_cpu();
 	}
-	hv_event_tasklet_enable(newchannel);
 
 	/*
 	 * This state is used to indicate a successful open
@@ -566,7 +549,6 @@ err_deq_chan:
 	list_del(&newchannel->listentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&vmbus_connection.channel_mutex);
 
-	hv_event_tasklet_disable(newchannel);
 	if (newchannel->target_cpu != get_cpu()) {
 		put_cpu();
 		smp_call_function_single(newchannel->target_cpu,
@@ -575,7 +557,6 @@ err_deq_chan:
 		percpu_channel_deq(newchannel);
 		put_cpu();
 	}
-	hv_event_tasklet_enable(newchannel);
 
 	vmbus_release_relid(newchannel->offermsg.child_relid);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index c4c7ae91f9d1..970771a5f739 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -1437,9 +1437,6 @@ extern bool vmbus_prep_negotiate_resp(struct icmsg_hdr *icmsghdrp, u8 *buf,
 				const int *srv_version, int srv_vercnt,
 				int *nego_fw_version, int *nego_srv_version);
 
-void hv_event_tasklet_disable(struct vmbus_channel *channel);
-void hv_event_tasklet_enable(struct vmbus_channel *channel);
-
 void hv_process_channel_removal(struct vmbus_channel *channel, u32 relid);
 
 void vmbus_setevent(struct vmbus_channel *channel);