iavf_disable_vf(adapter);
                mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
                mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
-               if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-                       rtnl_lock();
-                       dev_close(netdev);
-                       rtnl_unlock();
-               }
                return; /* Do not attempt to reinit. It's dead, Jim. */
        }
 
 
        mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
        mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
-
-       if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-               /* Close device to ensure that Tx queues will not be started
-                * during netif_device_attach() at the end of the reset task.
-                */
-               rtnl_lock();
-               dev_close(netdev);
-               rtnl_unlock();
-       }
-
        dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "failed to allocate resources during reinit\n");
 }