diff --git a/lib/scsi/lun.c b/lib/scsi/lun.c
index 3b29a79cf..f2e7495a3 100644
--- a/lib/scsi/lun.c
+++ b/lib/scsi/lun.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ spdk_scsi_lun_hotplug(void *arg)
 
 	if (!spdk_scsi_lun_has_pending_tasks(lun)) {
 		spdk_scsi_lun_free_io_channel(lun);
-		spdk_scsi_lun_delete(lun->name);
+		spdk_scsi_lun_delete(lun);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -339,18 +339,11 @@ spdk_scsi_lun_destruct(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun)
 }
 
 int
-spdk_scsi_lun_delete(const char *lun_name)
+spdk_scsi_lun_delete(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun)
 {
-	struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun;
 	struct spdk_scsi_dev *dev;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&g_spdk_scsi.mutex);
-	lun = spdk_lun_db_get_lun(lun_name);
-	if (lun == NULL) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("LUN '%s' not found\n", lun_name);
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_spdk_scsi.mutex);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	dev = lun->dev;
 
diff --git a/lib/scsi/scsi_internal.h b/lib/scsi/scsi_internal.h
index 3e33f2833..6b09757dc 100644
--- a/lib/scsi/scsi_internal.h
+++ b/lib/scsi/scsi_internal.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void spdk_scsi_lun_execute_tasks(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun);
 int spdk_scsi_lun_task_mgmt_execute(struct spdk_scsi_task *task, enum spdk_scsi_task_func func);
 void spdk_scsi_lun_complete_task(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun, struct spdk_scsi_task *task);
 void spdk_scsi_lun_complete_mgmt_task(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun, struct spdk_scsi_task *task);
-int spdk_scsi_lun_delete(const char *lun_name);
+int spdk_scsi_lun_delete(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun);
 int spdk_scsi_lun_allocate_io_channel(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun);
 void spdk_scsi_lun_free_io_channel(struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun);
 bool spdk_scsi_lun_has_pending_tasks(const struct spdk_scsi_lun *lun);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/scsi/lun.c/lun_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/scsi/lun.c/lun_ut.c
index 8b3d48e94..336619258 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/scsi/lun.c/lun_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/scsi/lun.c/lun_ut.c
@@ -654,16 +654,8 @@ lun_delete(void)
 
 	lun = lun_construct();
 
-	rc = spdk_scsi_lun_delete(lun->name);
+	rc = spdk_scsi_lun_delete(lun);
 	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(rc, 0);
-
-	lun = lun_construct();
-
-	rc = spdk_scsi_lun_delete(lun->name);
-	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(rc, 0);
-
-	rc = spdk_scsi_lun_delete("test");
-	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(rc, -1);
 }
 
 int