unregister_netdev(netdev);
 
-       /* Reset the device only if the device is running. */
+       /* If the device is running then we want to make sure the device will be
+        * reset to make sure no more events will be issued by the device.
+        */
        if (test_bit(ENA_FLAG_DEVICE_RUNNING, &adapter->flags))
-               ena_com_dev_reset(ena_dev, adapter->reset_reason);
-
-       ena_free_mgmnt_irq(adapter);
+               set_bit(ENA_FLAG_TRIGGER_RESET, &adapter->flags);
 
-       ena_disable_msix(adapter);
+       rtnl_lock();
+       ena_destroy_device(adapter, true);
+       rtnl_unlock();
 
        free_netdev(netdev);
 
-       ena_com_mmio_reg_read_request_destroy(ena_dev);
-
-       ena_com_abort_admin_commands(ena_dev);
-
-       ena_com_wait_for_abort_completion(ena_dev);
-
-       ena_com_admin_destroy(ena_dev);
-
        ena_com_rss_destroy(ena_dev);
 
        ena_com_delete_debug_area(ena_dev);