diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index c59eac7a32f2a087f0491b9d594a9e00f7950d47..086ec5b5862d0e1ec5860440f5e7c5cb761598b2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -586,10 +586,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_device_get);
  */
 void scsi_device_put(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-	struct module *mod = sdev->host->hostt->module;
-
+	/*
+	 * Decreasing the module reference count before the device reference
+	 * count is safe since scsi_remove_host() only returns after all
+	 * devices have been removed.
+	 */
+	module_put(sdev->host->hostt->module);
 	put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
-	module_put(mod);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_device_put);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 1bc9c26fe1d43dfb64a95919700c0abb405e9917..213ebc88f76ab2d674d0617a6dd6c8819fde74d5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -452,9 +452,6 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct scsi_vpd *vpd_pg0 = NULL, *vpd_pg89 = NULL;
 	struct scsi_vpd *vpd_pgb0 = NULL, *vpd_pgb1 = NULL, *vpd_pgb2 = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct module *mod;
-
-	mod = sdev->host->hostt->module;
 
 	scsi_dh_release_device(sdev);
 
@@ -521,17 +518,11 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (parent)
 		put_device(parent);
-	module_put(mod);
 }
 
 static void scsi_device_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = to_scsi_device(dev);
-
-	/* Set module pointer as NULL in case of module unloading */
-	if (!try_module_get(sdp->host->hostt->module))
-		sdp->host->hostt->module = NULL;
-
 	execute_in_process_context(scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext,
 				   &sdp->ew);
 }