diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
index a949b9d27329..23aac3b37d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10_sriov.c
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ int efx_ef10_sriov_init(struct efx_nic *efx)
 void efx_ef10_sriov_fini(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
-	unsigned int i;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!nic_data->vf) {
@@ -452,14 +451,7 @@ void efx_ef10_sriov_fini(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Remove any VFs in the host */
-	for (i = 0; i < efx->vf_count; ++i) {
-		struct efx_nic *vf_efx = nic_data->vf[i].efx;
-
-		if (vf_efx)
-			vf_efx->pci_dev->driver->remove(vf_efx->pci_dev);
-	}
-
+	/* Disable SRIOV and remove any VFs in the host */
 	rc = efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable(efx, true);
 	if (rc)
 		netif_dbg(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,