return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static void mlx4_en_shutdown(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-       rtnl_lock();
-       netif_device_detach(dev);
-       mlx4_en_close(dev);
-       rtnl_unlock();
-}
 
 static int mlx4_en_copy_priv(struct mlx4_en_priv *dst,
                             struct mlx4_en_priv *src,
 {
        struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
-       bool shutdown = mdev->dev->persist->interface_state &
-                                           MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN;
 
        en_dbg(DRV, priv, "Destroying netdev on port:%d\n", priv->port);
 
        if (priv->registered) {
                devlink_port_type_clear(mlx4_get_devlink_port(mdev->dev,
                                                              priv->port));
-               if (shutdown)
-                       mlx4_en_shutdown(dev);
-               else
-                       unregister_netdev(dev);
+               unregister_netdev(dev);
        }
 
        if (priv->allocated)
        kfree(priv->tx_ring);
        kfree(priv->tx_cq);
 
-       if (!shutdown)
-               free_netdev(dev);
+       free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static int mlx4_en_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 
 
        mlx4_info(persist->dev, "mlx4_shutdown was called\n");
        mutex_lock(&persist->interface_state_mutex);
-       if (persist->interface_state & MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_UP) {
-               /* Notify mlx4 clients that the kernel is being shut down */
-               persist->interface_state |= MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN;
+       if (persist->interface_state & MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_UP)
                mlx4_unload_one(pdev);
-       }
        mutex_unlock(&persist->interface_state_mutex);
 }
 
 
 enum {
        MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_UP         = 1 << 0,
        MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_DELETION   = 1 << 1,
-       MLX4_INTERFACE_STATE_SHUTDOWN   = 1 << 2,
 };
 
 #define MSTR_SM_CHANGE_MASK (MLX4_EQ_PORT_INFO_MSTR_SM_SL_CHANGE_MASK | \