diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 2feacc70bf61..b2456166f191 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1826,9 +1826,6 @@ static void nvme_scan_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	list_sort(NULL, &ctrl->namespaces, ns_cmp);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_mutex);
 	kfree(id);
-
-	if (ctrl->ops->post_scan)
-		ctrl->ops->post_scan(ctrl);
 }
 
 void nvme_queue_scan(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index ab18b78102bf..99e4c160fb8b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ struct nvme_ctrl_ops {
 	int (*reg_read64)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 off, u64 *val);
 	int (*reset_ctrl)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 	void (*free_ctrl)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
-	void (*post_scan)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 	void (*submit_async_event)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, int aer_idx);
 	int (*delete_ctrl)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 	const char *(*get_subsysnqn)(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);