}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_host_set_state);
 
-/**
- * scsi_host_cancel - cancel outstanding IO to this host
- * @shost:     pointer to struct Scsi_Host
- * recovery:   recovery requested to run.
- **/
-static void scsi_host_cancel(struct Scsi_Host *shost, int recovery)
-{
-       struct scsi_device *sdev;
-
-       scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL);
-       shost_for_each_device(sdev, shost) {
-               scsi_device_cancel(sdev, recovery);
-       }
-       wait_event(shost->host_wait, (shost->shost_state != SHOST_RECOVERY));
-}
-
 /**
  * scsi_remove_host - remove a scsi host
  * @shost:     a pointer to a scsi host to remove
  **/
 void scsi_remove_host(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 {
+       scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_CANCEL);
        scsi_forget_host(shost);
-       scsi_host_cancel(shost, 0);
        scsi_proc_host_rm(shost);
 
        scsi_host_set_state(shost, SHOST_DEL);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(host->host_lock, flags);
        scsi_cmd_get_serial(host, cmd); 
 
-       if (unlikely(host->shost_state == SHOST_CANCEL)) {
+       if (unlikely(host->shost_state == SHOST_DEL)) {
                cmd->result = (DID_NO_CONNECT << 16);
                scsi_done(cmd);
        } else {