diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 957ad6e63f6f..0c12a752429c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -3042,11 +3042,6 @@ static void iavf_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		iavf_disable_vf(adapter);
 		mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
-		if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-			rtnl_lock();
-			dev_close(netdev);
-			rtnl_unlock();
-		}
 		return; /* Do not attempt to reinit. It's dead, Jim. */
 	}
 
@@ -3197,16 +3192,6 @@ reset_err:
 
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->client_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
-
-	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-		/* Close device to ensure that Tx queues will not be started
-		 * during netif_device_attach() at the end of the reset task.
-		 */
-		rtnl_lock();
-		dev_close(netdev);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-	}
-
 	dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "failed to allocate resources during reinit\n");
 }