diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 4c1efd6a3b0c..91ac901a6682 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -521,8 +521,6 @@ static struct scsi_target *scsi_alloc_target(struct device *parent,
 	starget->state = STARGET_CREATED;
 	starget->scsi_level = SCSI_2;
 	starget->max_target_blocked = SCSI_DEFAULT_TARGET_BLOCKED;
-	init_waitqueue_head(&starget->sdev_wq);
-
  retry:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 282b32781e8c..aa70d9282161 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -443,9 +443,7 @@ static void scsi_device_cls_release(struct device *class_dev)
 
 static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct scsi_device *sdev = container_of(work, struct scsi_device,
-						ew.work);
-	struct scsi_target *starget = sdev->sdev_target;
+	struct scsi_device *sdev;
 	struct device *parent;
 	struct list_head *this, *tmp;
 	struct scsi_vpd *vpd_pg80 = NULL, *vpd_pg83 = NULL;
@@ -454,6 +452,8 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct module *mod;
 
+	sdev = container_of(work, struct scsi_device, ew.work);
+
 	mod = sdev->host->hostt->module;
 
 	scsi_dh_release_device(sdev);
@@ -516,9 +516,6 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 	kfree(sdev->inquiry);
 	kfree(sdev);
 
-	if (starget && atomic_dec_return(&starget->sdev_count) == 0)
-		wake_up(&starget->sdev_wq);
-
 	if (parent)
 		put_device(parent);
 	module_put(mod);
@@ -1538,14 +1535,6 @@ static void __scsi_remove_target(struct scsi_target *starget)
 		goto restart;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
-
-	/*
-	 * After scsi_remove_target() returns its caller can remove resources
-	 * associated with @starget, e.g. an rport or session. Wait until all
-	 * devices associated with @starget have been removed to prevent that
-	 * a SCSI error handling callback function triggers a use-after-free.
-	 */
-	wait_event(starget->sdev_wq, atomic_read(&starget->sdev_count) == 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1656,9 +1645,6 @@ void scsi_sysfs_device_initialize(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	list_add_tail(&sdev->same_target_siblings, &starget->devices);
 	list_add_tail(&sdev->siblings, &shost->__devices);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
-
-	atomic_inc(&starget->sdev_count);
-
 	/*
 	 * device can now only be removed via __scsi_remove_device() so hold
 	 * the target.  Target will be held in CREATED state until something
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 3113471ca375..2493bd65351a 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -309,8 +309,6 @@ struct scsi_target {
 	struct list_head	devices;
 	struct device		dev;
 	struct kref		reap_ref; /* last put renders target invisible */
-	atomic_t		sdev_count;
-	wait_queue_head_t	sdev_wq;
 	unsigned int		channel;
 	unsigned int		id; /* target id ... replace
 				     * scsi_device.id eventually */