diff --git a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
index 621566a25..668c7664e 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ spdk_nvmf_subsystem_create(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt,
 		 MODEL_NUMBER_DEFAULT);
 
 	tgt->subsystems[sid] = subsystem;
-	nvmf_update_discovery_log(tgt, NULL);
 
 	return subsystem;
 }
@@ -403,7 +402,6 @@ _nvmf_subsystem_destroy(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem)
 	free(subsystem->ana_group);
 
 	subsystem->tgt->subsystems[subsystem->id] = NULL;
-	nvmf_update_discovery_log(subsystem->tgt, NULL);
 
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&subsystem->mutex);
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c
index 095bc0943..fb29e1917 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_discovery.c/ctrlr_discovery_ut.c
@@ -324,14 +324,14 @@ test_discovery_log(void)
 	disc_log = (struct spdk_nvmf_discovery_log_page *)buffer;
 	nvmf_get_discovery_log_page(&tgt, "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:host1", &iov, 1, 0, sizeof(disc_log->genctr),
 				    &trid);
-	CU_ASSERT(disc_log->genctr == 2); /* one added subsystem and listener */
+	CU_ASSERT(disc_log->genctr == 1); /* one added subsystem and listener */
 
 	/* Get only the header, no entries */
 	memset(buffer, 0xCC, sizeof(buffer));
 	disc_log = (struct spdk_nvmf_discovery_log_page *)buffer;
 	nvmf_get_discovery_log_page(&tgt, "nqn.2016-06.io.spdk:host1", &iov, 1, 0, sizeof(*disc_log),
 				    &trid);
-	CU_ASSERT(disc_log->genctr == 2);
+	CU_ASSERT(disc_log->genctr == 1);
 	CU_ASSERT(disc_log->numrec == 1);
 
 	/* Offset 0, exact size match */