INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->sc_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->percpu_list);
 
-       channel->controlwq = alloc_workqueue("hv_vmbus_ctl/%d", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM,
-                                            1, channel->id);
-       if (!channel->controlwq) {
-               kfree(channel);
-               return NULL;
-       }
-
        return channel;
 }
 
-/*
- * release_hannel - Release the vmbus channel object itself
- */
-static void release_channel(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct vmbus_channel *channel = container_of(work,
-                                                    struct vmbus_channel,
-                                                    work);
-
-       destroy_workqueue(channel->controlwq);
-
-       kfree(channel);
-}
-
 /*
  * free_channel - Release the resources used by the vmbus channel object
  */
 static void free_channel(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 {
-
-       /*
-        * We have to release the channel's workqueue/thread in the vmbus's
-        * workqueue/thread context
-        * ie we can't destroy ourselves.
-        */
-       INIT_WORK(&channel->work, release_channel);
-       queue_work(vmbus_connection.work_queue, &channel->work);
+       kfree(channel);
 }
 
 static void percpu_channel_enq(void *arg)
 
 
        struct hv_device *device_obj;
 
-       struct work_struct work;
-
        enum vmbus_channel_state state;
 
        struct vmbus_channel_offer_channel offermsg;
        struct hv_ring_buffer_info outbound;    /* send to parent */
        struct hv_ring_buffer_info inbound;     /* receive from parent */
        spinlock_t inbound_lock;
-       struct workqueue_struct *controlwq;
 
        struct vmbus_close_msg close_msg;