diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index d463563e1f7039ee5176ca36abfdc6bae3f2ed46..6ee78c203ecad7a18ba136e45ea0d2e24ec35930 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -848,8 +848,6 @@ void be_roce_dev_remove(struct be_adapter *);
 /*
  * internal function to open-close roce device during ifup-ifdown.
  */
-void be_roce_dev_open(struct be_adapter *);
-void be_roce_dev_close(struct be_adapter *);
 void be_roce_dev_shutdown(struct be_adapter *);
 
 #endif				/* BE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index b6ad02909d6b3c87b861d4e35c345426bef30a64..ff2ff8946671d51e366f3d6658b3eb4c7220888a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -3432,8 +3432,6 @@ static int be_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	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);
@@ -3601,8 +3599,6 @@ static int be_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		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);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.c
index 60368207bf584188b4d0293d9f2a8d7235180a8d..4089156a7f5e20177dfee8d29315c404924f4d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.c
@@ -116,40 +116,6 @@ void be_roce_dev_remove(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 }
 
-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)) {
@@ -177,8 +143,6 @@ int be_roce_register_driver(struct ocrdma_driver *drv)
 
 		_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;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.h
index cde6ef905ec481dce0436858fb1fd78252471146..fde609789483872582bda5a990d6bad357dc25df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_roce.h
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ struct ocrdma_driver {
 	void (*state_change_handler) (struct ocrdma_dev *, u32 new_state);
 };
 
-enum {
-	BE_DEV_UP	= 0,
-	BE_DEV_DOWN	= 1,
+enum be_roce_event {
 	BE_DEV_SHUTDOWN = 2
 };