diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 450481c2fd17..72737009b82d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -2564,13 +2564,12 @@ static void nvme_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct nvme_dev *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_DELETING);
-
-	cancel_work_sync(&dev->ctrl.reset_work);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	if (!pci_device_is_present(pdev)) {
 		nvme_change_ctrl_state(&dev->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_DEAD);
 		nvme_dev_disable(dev, true);
+		nvme_dev_remove_admin(dev);
 	}
 
 	flush_work(&dev->ctrl.reset_work);