sdev->no_uld_attach = !sd || !sd->expose_device;
 
        if (sd) {
+               sd->was_removed = 0;
                if (sd->external) {
                        queue_depth = EXTERNAL_QD;
                        sdev->eh_timeout = HPSA_EH_PTRAID_TIMEOUT;
 
 static void hpsa_slave_destroy(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-       /* nothing to do. */
+       struct hpsa_scsi_dev_t *hdev = NULL;
+
+       hdev = sdev->hostdata;
+
+       if (hdev)
+               hdev->was_removed = 1;
 }
 
 static void hpsa_free_ioaccel2_sg_chain_blocks(struct ctlr_info *h)
        cmd->result = (DID_OK << 16);           /* host byte */
        cmd->result |= (COMMAND_COMPLETE << 8); /* msg byte */
 
+       /* SCSI command has already been cleaned up in SML */
+       if (dev->was_removed) {
+               hpsa_cmd_resolve_and_free(h, cp);
+               return;
+       }
+
        if (cp->cmd_type == CMD_IOACCEL2 || cp->cmd_type == CMD_IOACCEL1) {
                if (dev->physical_device && dev->expose_device &&
                        dev->removed) {
 
        u8 physical_device : 1;
        u8 expose_device;
        u8 removed : 1;                 /* device is marked for death */
+       u8 was_removed : 1;             /* device actually removed */
 #define RAID_CTLR_LUNID "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"
        unsigned char device_id[16];    /* from inquiry pg. 0x83 */
        u64 sas_address;