static struct list_head adapter_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(adapter_list);
 static u32 adapter_count;
-static int bnx2i_reg_device;
 
 #define DRV_MODULE_NAME                "bnx2i"
 #define DRV_MODULE_VERSION     "2.0.1d"
 
        hba->cnic->register_device(hba->cnic, CNIC_ULP_ISCSI, hba);
 
-       spin_lock(&hba->lock);
-       bnx2i_reg_device++;
-       spin_unlock(&hba->lock);
-
        set_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic);
 }
 
 
        hba->cnic->unregister_device(hba->cnic, CNIC_ULP_ISCSI);
 
-       spin_lock(&hba->lock);
-       bnx2i_reg_device--;
-       spin_unlock(&hba->lock);
-
        /* ep_disconnect could come before NETDEV_DOWN, driver won't
         * see NETDEV_DOWN as it already unregistered itself.
         */
        int rc;
 
        read_lock(&bnx2i_dev_lock);
-       if (bnx2i_reg_device &&
-           !test_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic)) {
+       if (!test_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic)) {
                rc = cnic->register_device(cnic, CNIC_ULP_ISCSI, hba);
                if (rc)         /* duplicate registration */
                        printk(KERN_ERR "bnx2i- dev reg failed\n");
 
-               spin_lock(&hba->lock);
-               bnx2i_reg_device++;
                hba->age++;
-               spin_unlock(&hba->lock);
 
                set_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic);
        }
        if (test_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic)) {
                hba->cnic->unregister_device(hba->cnic, CNIC_ULP_ISCSI);
                clear_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic);
-
-               spin_lock(&hba->lock);
-               bnx2i_reg_device--;
-               spin_unlock(&hba->lock);
        }
        write_unlock(&bnx2i_dev_lock);
 
                if (test_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic)) {
                        hba->cnic->unregister_device(hba->cnic, CNIC_ULP_ISCSI);
                        clear_bit(BNX2I_CNIC_REGISTERED, &hba->reg_with_cnic);
-                       bnx2i_reg_device--;
                }
 
                write_unlock(&bnx2i_dev_lock);