diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index aea0f89acf40930c9473bc64d3b470760b1ff936..35386aa24f58916cccb907b521bb6866f290b41d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ void nvme_passthru_end(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 effects,
 		nvme_unfreeze(ctrl);
 		nvme_mpath_unfreeze(ctrl->subsys);
 		mutex_unlock(&ctrl->subsys->lock);
-		nvme_remove_invalid_namespaces(ctrl, NVME_NSID_ALL);
 		mutex_unlock(&ctrl->scan_lock);
 	}
 	if (effects & NVME_CMD_EFFECTS_CCC)