diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
index 8854caf50..3ccc03ca2 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@ struct spdk_bdev {
 
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(spdk_bdev) vbdev_link;
 
-	bool bdev_opened;
-
 	/**
 	 * Pointer to the module that has claimed this bdev for purposes of creating virtual
 	 *  bdevs on top of it.  Set to NULL if the bdev has not been claimed.
@@ -424,8 +422,6 @@ void spdk_scsi_nvme_translate(const struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io,
 
 void spdk_bdev_module_list_add(struct spdk_bdev_module_if *bdev_module);
 
-bool spdk_is_bdev_opened(struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
-
 static inline struct spdk_bdev_io *
 spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(void *ctx)
 {
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 41aab2a9c..1d9e97ab2 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1638,7 +1638,6 @@ _spdk_bdev_register(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 	bdev->status = SPDK_BDEV_STATUS_READY;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&bdev->open_descs);
-	bdev->bdev_opened = false;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&bdev->vbdevs);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&bdev->base_bdevs);
@@ -1731,24 +1730,6 @@ spdk_vbdev_unregister(struct spdk_bdev *vbdev)
 	spdk_bdev_unregister(vbdev);
 }
 
-bool
-spdk_is_bdev_opened(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
-{
-	struct spdk_bdev *base;
-
-	if (bdev->bdev_opened) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(base, &bdev->base_bdevs, base_bdev_link) {
-		if (spdk_is_bdev_opened(base)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 int
 spdk_bdev_open(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, bool write, spdk_bdev_remove_cb_t remove_cb,
 	       void *remove_ctx, struct spdk_bdev_desc **_desc)
@@ -1771,8 +1752,6 @@ spdk_bdev_open(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, bool write, spdk_bdev_remove_cb_t remove_
 
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&bdev->open_descs, desc, link);
 
-	bdev->bdev_opened = true;
-
 	desc->bdev = bdev;
 	desc->remove_cb = remove_cb;
 	desc->remove_ctx = remove_ctx;
@@ -1792,8 +1771,6 @@ spdk_bdev_close(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc)
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&bdev->mutex);
 
-	bdev->bdev_opened = false;
-
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&bdev->open_descs, desc, link);
 	free(desc);
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index bda4d5ede..b8c3066ab 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -567,11 +567,6 @@ vbdev_lvol_resize(char *name, size_t sz,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (spdk_is_bdev_opened(bdev)) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("bdev '%s' cannot be resized because it is currently opened\n", name);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	lvs = lvol->lvol_store;
 	cluster_size = spdk_bs_get_cluster_size(lvs->blobstore);
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
index 396fb9b0e..251de828c 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
@@ -185,24 +185,6 @@ spdk_lvol_destroy(struct spdk_lvol *lvol)
 	g_lvol = NULL;
 }
 
-bool
-spdk_is_bdev_opened(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
-{
-	struct spdk_bdev *base;
-
-	if (bdev->bdev_opened) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(base, &bdev->base_bdevs, base_bdev_link) {
-		if (spdk_is_bdev_opened(base)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 void
 spdk_bdev_io_complete(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_bdev_io_status status)
 {
@@ -430,7 +412,6 @@ ut_lvol_resize(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(g_lvolerrno == 0);
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(g_lvol != NULL);
 
-	g_base_bdev->bdev_opened = false;
 	g_base_bdev->ctxt = g_lvol;
 
 	g_base_bdev->name = spdk_sprintf_alloc("%s", g_lvol->name);
@@ -440,13 +421,7 @@ ut_lvol_resize(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_base_bdev->blockcnt == 20 * g_cluster_size / g_base_bdev->blocklen);
 
-	/* Resize while bdev is open */
-	g_base_bdev->bdev_opened = true;
-	rc = vbdev_lvol_resize(g_lvol->name, 20, vbdev_lvol_resize_complete, NULL);
-	CU_ASSERT(rc != 0);
-
 	/* Resize with wrong bdev name */
-	g_base_bdev->bdev_opened = false;
 	rc = vbdev_lvol_resize("wrong name", 20, vbdev_lvol_resize_complete, NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(rc != 0);