diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index c7bdeb655646..a354d8d731e3 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static int vhost_net_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	vhost_net_stop(n, &tx_sock, &rx_sock);
 	vhost_net_flush(n);
 	vhost_dev_stop(&n->dev);
-	vhost_dev_cleanup(&n->dev, false);
+	vhost_dev_cleanup(&n->dev);
 	vhost_net_vq_reset(n);
 	if (tx_sock)
 		sockfd_put(tx_sock);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
index 1e321e9fd59a..7ad57094d736 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/scsi.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ static int vhost_scsi_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	mutex_unlock(&vs->dev.mutex);
 	vhost_scsi_clear_endpoint(vs, &t);
 	vhost_dev_stop(&vs->dev);
-	vhost_dev_cleanup(&vs->dev, false);
+	vhost_dev_cleanup(&vs->dev);
 	/* Jobs can re-queue themselves in evt kick handler. Do extra flush. */
 	vhost_scsi_flush(vs);
 	kfree(vs->dev.vqs);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/test.c b/drivers/vhost/test.c
index 3cc98c07dcd3..906b8f0f19f7 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/test.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/test.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int vhost_test_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 
 	vhost_test_stop(n, &private);
 	vhost_test_flush(n);
-	vhost_dev_cleanup(&n->dev, false);
+	vhost_dev_cleanup(&n->dev);
 	/* We do an extra flush before freeing memory,
 	 * since jobs can re-queue themselves. */
 	vhost_test_flush(n);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 67fa3d153072..e5eba5acfd55 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ void vhost_dev_reset_owner(struct vhost_dev *dev, struct vhost_umem *umem)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	vhost_dev_cleanup(dev, true);
+	vhost_dev_cleanup(dev);
 
 	/* Restore memory to default empty mapping. */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&umem->umem_list);
@@ -610,8 +610,7 @@ static void vhost_clear_msg(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 	spin_unlock(&dev->iotlb_lock);
 }
 
-/* Caller should have device mutex if and only if locked is set */
-void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *dev, bool locked)
+void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
index 749fe13e061c..d56b711577eb 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ bool vhost_dev_has_owner(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 long vhost_dev_check_owner(struct vhost_dev *);
 struct vhost_umem *vhost_dev_reset_owner_prepare(void);
 void vhost_dev_reset_owner(struct vhost_dev *, struct vhost_umem *);
-void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *, bool locked);
+void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *);
 void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *);
 long vhost_dev_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *argp);
 long vhost_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, int ioctl, void __user *argp);
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index 5a5e981bd8e4..0d14e2ff19f1 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int vhost_vsock_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&vsock->send_pkt_list_lock);
 
-	vhost_dev_cleanup(&vsock->dev, false);
+	vhost_dev_cleanup(&vsock->dev);
 	kfree(vsock->dev.vqs);
 	vhost_vsock_free(vsock);
 	return 0;