diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index d5e668ec751b..8b51d9ec8ae3 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_set_queue_dying);
  */
 void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(blk_queue_registered(q));
+
 	/* mark @q DYING, no new request or merges will be allowed afterwards */
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	blk_set_queue_dying(q);
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
index a0d3ce30fa08..81a273b43329 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sysfs.c
@@ -74,10 +74,8 @@ static ssize_t blk_mq_sysfs_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	if (!entry->show)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	res = -ENOENT;
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-	if (!blk_queue_dying(q))
-		res = entry->show(ctx, page);
+	res = entry->show(ctx, page);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -97,10 +95,8 @@ static ssize_t blk_mq_sysfs_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	if (!entry->store)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	res = -ENOENT;
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-	if (!blk_queue_dying(q))
-		res = entry->store(ctx, page, length);
+	res = entry->store(ctx, page, length);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -120,10 +116,8 @@ static ssize_t blk_mq_hw_sysfs_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!entry->show)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	res = -ENOENT;
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-	if (!blk_queue_dying(q))
-		res = entry->show(hctx, page);
+	res = entry->show(hctx, page);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -144,10 +138,8 @@ static ssize_t blk_mq_hw_sysfs_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!entry->store)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	res = -ENOENT;
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-	if (!blk_queue_dying(q))
-		res = entry->store(hctx, page, length);
+	res = entry->store(hctx, page, length);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 46f5198be017..fca9b158f4a0 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -801,10 +801,6 @@ queue_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *page)
 	if (!entry->show)
 		return -EIO;
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-	if (blk_queue_dying(q)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
 	res = entry->show(q, page);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	return res;
@@ -823,10 +819,6 @@ queue_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 
 	q = container_of(kobj, struct request_queue, kobj);
 	mutex_lock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-	if (blk_queue_dying(q)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
 	res = entry->store(q, page, length);
 	mutex_unlock(&q->sysfs_lock);
 	return res;