diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c
index 0d1d06488a28db1c97e98f4158bf967a637011bb..e689bf20a3ea541b93f94cb50cc900e5ade3a751 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_transport.c
@@ -1006,12 +1006,9 @@ mpt2sas_transport_update_links(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		    &mpt2sas_phy->remote_identify);
 		_transport_add_phy_to_an_existing_port(ioc, sas_node,
 		    mpt2sas_phy, mpt2sas_phy->remote_identify.sas_address);
-	} else {
+	} else
 		memset(&mpt2sas_phy->remote_identify, 0 , sizeof(struct
 		    sas_identify));
-		_transport_del_phy_from_an_existing_port(ioc, sas_node,
-		    mpt2sas_phy);
-	}
 
 	if (mpt2sas_phy->phy)
 		mpt2sas_phy->phy->negotiated_linkrate =