diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ib_rep.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ib_rep.c
index 8a682d86d634..46a9ddc8ca56 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ib_rep.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/ib_rep.c
@@ -48,13 +48,21 @@ static const struct mlx5_ib_profile rep_profile = {
 static int
 mlx5_ib_nic_rep_load(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 {
+	struct mlx5_ib_dev *ibdev;
+
+	ibdev = mlx5_ib_rep_to_dev(rep);
+	if (!__mlx5_ib_add(ibdev, ibdev->profile))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
 mlx5_ib_nic_rep_unload(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 {
-	rep->rep_if[REP_IB].priv = NULL;
+	struct mlx5_ib_dev *ibdev;
+
+	ibdev = mlx5_ib_rep_to_dev(rep);
+	__mlx5_ib_remove(ibdev, ibdev->profile, MLX5_IB_STAGE_MAX);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ mlx5_ib_vport_rep_unload(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
 	dev = mlx5_ib_rep_to_dev(rep);
 	__mlx5_ib_remove(dev, dev->profile, MLX5_IB_STAGE_MAX);
 	rep->rep_if[REP_IB].priv = NULL;
+	ib_dealloc_device(&dev->ib_dev);
 }
 
 static void *mlx5_ib_vport_get_proto_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
index 2560996fce79..4a4200a88957 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c
@@ -6214,18 +6214,6 @@ static void mlx5_ib_stage_delay_drop_cleanup(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 	cancel_delay_drop(dev);
 }
 
-static int mlx5_ib_stage_rep_reg_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
-{
-	mlx5_ib_register_vport_reps(dev);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void mlx5_ib_stage_rep_reg_cleanup(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
-{
-	mlx5_ib_unregister_vport_reps(dev);
-}
-
 static int mlx5_ib_stage_dev_notifier_init(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev)
 {
 	dev->mdev_events.notifier_call = mlx5_ib_event;
@@ -6264,8 +6252,6 @@ void __mlx5_ib_remove(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
 		if (profile->stage[stage].cleanup)
 			profile->stage[stage].cleanup(dev);
 	}
-
-	ib_dealloc_device((struct ib_device *)dev);
 }
 
 void *__mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev,
@@ -6399,9 +6385,6 @@ static const struct mlx5_ib_profile nic_rep_profile = {
 	STAGE_CREATE(MLX5_IB_STAGE_POST_IB_REG_UMR,
 		     mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init,
 		     NULL),
-	STAGE_CREATE(MLX5_IB_STAGE_REP_REG,
-		     mlx5_ib_stage_rep_reg_init,
-		     mlx5_ib_stage_rep_reg_cleanup),
 };
 
 static void *mlx5_ib_add_slave_port(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
@@ -6469,8 +6452,9 @@ static void *mlx5_ib_add(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev)
 	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(mdev) &&
 	    mlx5_ib_eswitch_mode(mdev->priv.eswitch) == SRIOV_OFFLOADS) {
 		dev->rep = mlx5_ib_vport_rep(mdev->priv.eswitch, 0);
-
-		return __mlx5_ib_add(dev, &nic_rep_profile);
+		dev->profile = &nic_rep_profile;
+		mlx5_ib_register_vport_reps(dev);
+		return dev;
 	}
 
 	return __mlx5_ib_add(dev, &pf_profile);
@@ -6492,7 +6476,12 @@ static void mlx5_ib_remove(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev, void *context)
 	}
 
 	dev = context;
-	__mlx5_ib_remove(dev, dev->profile, MLX5_IB_STAGE_MAX);
+	if (dev->profile == &nic_rep_profile)
+		mlx5_ib_unregister_vport_reps(dev);
+	else
+		__mlx5_ib_remove(dev, dev->profile, MLX5_IB_STAGE_MAX);
+
+	ib_dealloc_device((struct ib_device *)dev);
 }
 
 static struct mlx5_interface mlx5_ib_interface = {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index 861b68f2e330..c89b3b44b22e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -790,7 +790,6 @@ enum mlx5_ib_stages {
 	MLX5_IB_STAGE_POST_IB_REG_UMR,
 	MLX5_IB_STAGE_DELAY_DROP,
 	MLX5_IB_STAGE_CLASS_ATTR,
-	MLX5_IB_STAGE_REP_REG,
 	MLX5_IB_STAGE_MAX,
 };