be_disable_if_filters(adapter);
 
-       be_roce_dev_close(adapter);
-
        if (adapter->flags & BE_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED) {
                for_all_evt_queues(adapter, eqo, i) {
                        napi_disable(&eqo->napi);
                be_link_status_update(adapter, link_status);
 
        netif_tx_start_all_queues(netdev);
-       be_roce_dev_open(adapter);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BE2NET_VXLAN
        if (skyhawk_chip(adapter))
                vxlan_get_rx_port(netdev);
 
        }
 }
 
-static void _be_roce_dev_open(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       if (ocrdma_drv && adapter->ocrdma_dev &&
-           ocrdma_drv->state_change_handler)
-               ocrdma_drv->state_change_handler(adapter->ocrdma_dev,
-                                                BE_DEV_UP);
-}
-
-void be_roce_dev_open(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       if (be_roce_supported(adapter)) {
-               mutex_lock(&be_adapter_list_lock);
-               _be_roce_dev_open(adapter);
-               mutex_unlock(&be_adapter_list_lock);
-       }
-}
-
-static void _be_roce_dev_close(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       if (ocrdma_drv && adapter->ocrdma_dev &&
-           ocrdma_drv->state_change_handler)
-               ocrdma_drv->state_change_handler(adapter->ocrdma_dev,
-                                                BE_DEV_DOWN);
-}
-
-void be_roce_dev_close(struct be_adapter *adapter)
-{
-       if (be_roce_supported(adapter)) {
-               mutex_lock(&be_adapter_list_lock);
-               _be_roce_dev_close(adapter);
-               mutex_unlock(&be_adapter_list_lock);
-       }
-}
-
 void be_roce_dev_shutdown(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
        if (be_roce_supported(adapter)) {
 
                _be_roce_dev_add(dev);
                netdev = dev->netdev;
-               if (netif_running(netdev) && netif_oper_up(netdev))
-                       _be_roce_dev_open(dev);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&be_adapter_list_lock);
        return 0;