diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c
index 7487b653e799..4ebcda8d9500 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_init.c
@@ -404,12 +404,11 @@ int bnx2i_get_stats(void *handle)
 
 
 /**
- * bnx2i_percpu_thread_create - Create a receive thread for an
- *				online CPU
+ * bnx2i_cpu_online - Create a receive thread for an online CPU
  *
  * @cpu:	cpu index for the online cpu
  */
-static void bnx2i_percpu_thread_create(unsigned int cpu)
+static int bnx2i_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct bnx2i_percpu_s *p;
 	struct task_struct *thread;
@@ -419,16 +418,17 @@ static void bnx2i_percpu_thread_create(unsigned int cpu)
 	thread = kthread_create_on_node(bnx2i_percpu_io_thread, (void *)p,
 					cpu_to_node(cpu),
 					"bnx2i_thread/%d", cpu);
+	if (IS_ERR(thread))
+		return PTR_ERR(thread);
+
 	/* bind thread to the cpu */
-	if (likely(!IS_ERR(thread))) {
-		kthread_bind(thread, cpu);
-		p->iothread = thread;
-		wake_up_process(thread);
-	}
+	kthread_bind(thread, cpu);
+	p->iothread = thread;
+	wake_up_process(thread);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-
-static void bnx2i_percpu_thread_destroy(unsigned int cpu)
+static int bnx2i_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct bnx2i_percpu_s *p;
 	struct task_struct *thread;
@@ -451,19 +451,6 @@ static void bnx2i_percpu_thread_destroy(unsigned int cpu)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&p->p_work_lock);
 	if (thread)
 		kthread_stop(thread);
-}
-
-static int bnx2i_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	pr_info("bnx2i: CPU %x online: Create Rx thread\n", cpu);
-	bnx2i_percpu_thread_create(cpu);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int bnx2i_cpu_dead(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	pr_info("CPU %x offline: Remove Rx thread\n", cpu);
-	bnx2i_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -511,28 +498,14 @@ static int __init bnx2i_mod_init(void)
 		p->iothread = NULL;
 	}
 
-	get_online_cpus();
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-		bnx2i_percpu_thread_create(cpu);
-
-	err = cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
-						   "scsi/bnx2i:online",
-						   bnx2i_cpu_online, NULL);
+	err = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "scsi/bnx2i:online",
+				bnx2i_cpu_online, bnx2i_cpu_offline);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto remove_threads;
+		goto unreg_driver;
 	bnx2i_online_state = err;
-
-	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(CPUHP_SCSI_BNX2I_DEAD,
-					     "scsi/bnx2i:dead",
-					     NULL, bnx2i_cpu_dead);
-	put_online_cpus();
 	return 0;
 
-remove_threads:
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-		bnx2i_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
-	put_online_cpus();
+unreg_driver:
 	cnic_unregister_driver(CNIC_ULP_ISCSI);
 unreg_xport:
 	iscsi_unregister_transport(&bnx2i_iscsi_transport);
@@ -552,7 +525,6 @@ out:
 static void __exit bnx2i_mod_exit(void)
 {
 	struct bnx2i_hba *hba;
-	unsigned cpu = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bnx2i_dev_lock);
 	while (!list_empty(&adapter_list)) {
@@ -570,14 +542,7 @@ static void __exit bnx2i_mod_exit(void)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&bnx2i_dev_lock);
 
-	get_online_cpus();
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-		bnx2i_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
-
-	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(bnx2i_online_state);
-	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(CPUHP_SCSI_BNX2I_DEAD);
-	put_online_cpus();
+	cpuhp_remove_state(bnx2i_online_state);
 
 	iscsi_unregister_transport(&bnx2i_iscsi_transport);
 	cnic_unregister_driver(CNIC_ULP_ISCSI);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index 2e7b1731ad12..82b30e638430 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_PCI_XGENE_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_IOMMU_INTEL_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_LUSTRE_CFS_DEAD,
-	CPUHP_SCSI_BNX2I_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_WORKQUEUE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_POWER_NUMA_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_HRTIMERS_PREPARE,