diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 357b6ae4d207..458aa5a09c52 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -552,22 +552,6 @@ void mei_cl_bus_rx_event(struct mei_cl *cl)
 	schedule_work(&device->event_work);
 }
 
-void mei_cl_bus_remove_devices(struct mei_device *dev)
-{
-	struct mei_cl *cl, *next;
-
-	mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cl, next, &dev->device_list, device_link) {
-		if (cl->device)
-			mei_cl_remove_device(cl->device);
-
-		list_del(&cl->device_link);
-		mei_cl_unlink(cl);
-		kfree(cl);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
-}
-
 int __init mei_cl_bus_init(void)
 {
 	return bus_register(&mei_cl_bus_type);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
index 94514b2c7a50..00c3865ca3b1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
@@ -333,8 +333,6 @@ void mei_stop(struct mei_device *dev)
 
 	mei_nfc_host_exit(dev);
 
-	mei_cl_bus_remove_devices(dev);
-
 	mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
 
 	mei_wd_stop(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c b/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
index b983c4ecad38..290ef3037437 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
@@ -402,11 +402,12 @@ void mei_nfc_host_exit(struct mei_device *dev)
 
 	cldev->priv_data = NULL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
 	/* Need to remove the device here
 	 * since mei_nfc_free will unlink the clients
 	 */
 	mei_cl_remove_device(cldev);
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
 	mei_nfc_free(ndev);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 }