diff --git a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
index b08f9a961..7c48404fb 100644
--- a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
+++ b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ raid_bdev_destruct(void *ctxt)
 
 	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(bdev_raid, "raid_bdev_destruct\n");
 
-	raid_bdev->destruct_called = true;
 	RAID_FOR_EACH_BASE_BDEV(raid_bdev, base_info) {
 		/*
 		 * Close all base bdev descriptors for which call has come from below
@@ -629,7 +628,6 @@ raid_bdev_dump_info_json(void *ctx, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "strip_size_kb", raid_bdev->strip_size_kb);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "state", raid_bdev->state);
 	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "raid_level", raid_bdev_level_to_str(raid_bdev->level));
-	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "destruct_called", raid_bdev->destruct_called);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "num_base_bdevs", raid_bdev->num_base_bdevs);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "num_base_bdevs_discovered", raid_bdev->num_base_bdevs_discovered);
 	spdk_json_write_name(w, "base_bdevs_list");
@@ -1126,8 +1124,7 @@ raid_bdev_remove_base_bdev(struct spdk_bdev *base_bdev)
 	assert(base_info->desc);
 	base_info->remove_scheduled = true;
 
-	if (raid_bdev->destruct_called == true ||
-	    raid_bdev->state != RAID_BDEV_STATE_ONLINE) {
+	if (raid_bdev->state != RAID_BDEV_STATE_ONLINE) {
 		/*
 		 * As raid bdev is not registered yet or already unregistered,
 		 * so cleanup should be done here itself.
@@ -1197,8 +1194,7 @@ raid_bdev_delete(struct raid_bdev *raid_bdev, raid_bdev_destruct_cb cb_fn, void
 	RAID_FOR_EACH_BASE_BDEV(raid_bdev, base_info) {
 		base_info->remove_scheduled = true;
 
-		if (raid_bdev->destruct_called == true ||
-		    raid_bdev->state != RAID_BDEV_STATE_ONLINE) {
+		if (raid_bdev->state != RAID_BDEV_STATE_ONLINE) {
 			/*
 			 * As raid bdev is not registered yet or already unregistered,
 			 * so cleanup should be done here itself.
diff --git a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
index b0243156e..bb661c1ef 100644
--- a/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
+++ b/module/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ struct raid_bdev {
 	/* Raid Level of this raid bdev */
 	enum raid_level			level;
 
-	/* Set to true if destruct is called for this raid bdev */
-	bool				destruct_called;
-
 	/* Set to true if destroy of this raid bdev is started. */
 	bool				destroy_started;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c
index 483dd90c9..0f049f40d 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c/bdev_raid_ut.c
@@ -831,7 +831,6 @@ verify_raid_bdev(struct rpc_bdev_raid_create *r, bool presence, uint32_t raid_st
 			CU_ASSERT(pbdev->num_base_bdevs == r->base_bdevs.num_base_bdevs);
 			CU_ASSERT(pbdev->num_base_bdevs_discovered == r->base_bdevs.num_base_bdevs);
 			CU_ASSERT(pbdev->level == r->level);
-			CU_ASSERT(pbdev->destruct_called == false);
 			CU_ASSERT(pbdev->base_bdev_info != NULL);
 			RAID_FOR_EACH_BASE_BDEV(pbdev, base_info) {
 				CU_ASSERT(base_info->bdev != NULL);