return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/**
- * This method will attempt to stop the phy object.
- * @sci_phy:
- *
- * enum sci_status SCI_SUCCESS if the phy is going to stop SCI_INVALID_STATE
- * if the phy is not in a valid state to stop
- */
 enum sci_status scic_sds_phy_stop(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
 {
-       return sci_phy->state_handlers->stop_handler(sci_phy);
+       enum scic_sds_phy_states state = sci_phy->state_machine.current_state_id;
+
+       switch (state) {
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_INITIAL:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_OSSP_EN:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_SPEED_EN:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_POWER:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_POWER:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_PHY_EN:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_SPEED_EN:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SIG_FIS_UF:
+       case SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_FINAL:
+       case SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_READY:
+               break;
+       default:
+               dev_dbg(sciphy_to_dev(sci_phy),
+                       "%s: in wrong state: %d\n", __func__, state);
+               return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
+       }
+
+       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_phy->state_machine,
+                                           SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STOPPED);
+       return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**
                                            SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STARTING);
 }
 
-/* ****************************************************************************
-   * SCIC SDS PHY general handlers
-   ************************************************************************** */
-static enum sci_status scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler(
-       struct scic_sds_phy *phy)
-{
-       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&phy->state_machine,
-                                                SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STOPPED);
-
-       return SCI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/*
- * *****************************************************************************
- * * SCIC SDS PHY EVENT_HANDLERS
- * ***************************************************************************** */
-
 /**
  *
  * @phy: This struct scic_sds_phy object which has received an event.
        return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 }
 
-static enum sci_status
-scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
-{
-       return default_phy_handler(sci_phy, __func__);
-}
-
 static enum sci_status
 scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
 {
        return SCI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static enum sci_status
-scic_sds_phy_ready_state_stop_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
-{
-       sci_base_state_machine_change_state(&sci_phy->state_machine,
-                                           SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STOPPED);
-
-       return SCI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 static enum sci_status
 scic_sds_phy_ready_state_reset_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
 {
 
 static const struct scic_sds_phy_state_handler scic_sds_phy_state_handler_table[] = {
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_INITIAL] = {
-               .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STOPPED]  = {
-               .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_stopped_state_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STARTING] = {
-               .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_INITIAL] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_OSSP_EN] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_SPEED_EN] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_IAF_UF] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_iaf_uf_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_POWER] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sas_power_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_POWER] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sata_power_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_PHY_EN] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_SPEED_EN] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SIG_FIS_UF] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler          = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sig_fis_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_FINAL] = {
-               .stop_handler           = scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_general_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler          = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler       = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_READY] = {
-               .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_ready_state_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_ready_state_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_RESETTING] = {
-               .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
                .consume_power_handler   = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
        },
        [SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_FINAL] = {
-               .stop_handler  = scic_sds_phy_default_stop_handler,
                .reset_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_reset_handler,
                .destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
                .frame_handler           = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,