diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c
index b606e2f317d50624836c370178089fa23c09ecb5..8beea40697da6a1ef2e547bb99086a94e7c108f9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.c
@@ -1267,12 +1267,6 @@ static enum sci_status default_phy_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy,
 	return SCI_FAILURE_INVALID_STATE;
 }
 
-static enum sci_status
-scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
-{
-	return default_phy_handler(sci_phy, __func__);
-}
-
 static enum sci_status
 scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy,
 				   u32 frame_index)
@@ -1298,12 +1292,6 @@ scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
 	return default_phy_handler(sci_phy, __func__);
 }
 
-static enum sci_status
-scic_sds_phy_stopped_state_destroy_handler(struct scic_sds_phy *sci_phy)
-{
-	return SCI_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 /**
  * scic_sds_phy_ready_state_event_handler -
  * @phy: This is the struct scic_sds_phy object which has received the event.
@@ -1379,97 +1367,81 @@ static enum sci_status scic_sds_phy_resetting_state_event_handler(struct scic_sd
 
 static const struct scic_sds_phy_state_handler scic_sds_phy_state_handler_table[] = {
 	[SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_INITIAL] = {
-		.destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	 = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STOPPED]  = {
-		.destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_stopped_state_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	 = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_STARTING] = {
-		.destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	 = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_INITIAL] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_OSSP_EN] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_ossp_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_SPEED_EN] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sas_phy_speed_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_IAF_UF] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_iaf_uf_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_iaf_uf_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SAS_POWER] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sas_power_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sas_power_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_POWER] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sata_power_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sata_power_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_PHY_EN] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sata_phy_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SATA_SPEED_EN] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sata_speed_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_AWAIT_SIG_FIS_UF] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sig_fis_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		= scic_sds_phy_starting_substate_await_sig_fis_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCIC_SDS_PHY_STARTING_SUBSTATE_FINAL] = {
-		.destruct_handler	= scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	 = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_READY] = {
-		.destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_ready_state_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	 = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_RESETTING] = {
-		.destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_resetting_state_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	 = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
 	},
 	[SCI_BASE_PHY_STATE_FINAL] = {
-		.destruct_handler = scic_sds_phy_default_destroy_handler,
 		.frame_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_frame_handler,
 		.event_handler		 = scic_sds_phy_default_event_handler,
 		.consume_power_handler	 = scic_sds_phy_default_consume_power_handler
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.h b/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.h
index 56474333dfca74a58d6b6ac3c28fcc7997b2ebeb..24536d6eef81b27b72c933c9a9b2e9543343d80f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/phy.h
@@ -511,12 +511,6 @@ typedef enum sci_status (*scic_sds_phy_frame_handler_t)(struct scic_sds_phy *, u
 typedef enum sci_status (*scic_sds_phy_power_handler_t)(struct scic_sds_phy *);
 
 struct scic_sds_phy_state_handler {
-	/**
-	 * The destruct_handler specifies the method invoked when attempting to
-	 * destruct a phy.
-	 */
-	scic_sds_phy_handler_t destruct_handler;
-
 	/**
 	 * The state handler for unsolicited frames received from the SCU hardware.
 	 */