diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 40d5e4a9e8d7b537967dcc4fb745a3959dd2b8d7..04e1158347028979ac3166c05bbfce9153915703 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2098,7 +2098,6 @@ static void nvme_ns_remove(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 		if (ns->ndev)
 			nvme_nvm_unregister_sysfs(ns);
 		del_gendisk(ns->disk);
-		blk_mq_abort_requeue_list(ns->queue);
 		blk_cleanup_queue(ns->queue);
 	}
 
@@ -2436,7 +2435,6 @@ void nvme_kill_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 			continue;
 		revalidate_disk(ns->disk);
 		blk_set_queue_dying(ns->queue);
-		blk_mq_abort_requeue_list(ns->queue);
 
 		/*
 		 * Forcibly start all queues to avoid having stuck requests.
@@ -2444,6 +2442,9 @@ void nvme_kill_queues(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 		 * when the final removal happens.
 		 */
 		blk_mq_start_hw_queues(ns->queue);
+
+		/* draining requests in requeue list */
+		blk_mq_kick_requeue_list(ns->queue);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->namespaces_mutex);
 }