diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 54e13e2c9..e9438ccdf 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -849,12 +849,6 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 		nvme_qpair_complete_error_reqs(qpair);
 	}
 
-	/* Disable all queues before disabling the controller hardware. */
-	nvme_qpair_disable(ctrlr->adminq);
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(qpair, &ctrlr->active_io_qpairs, tailq) {
-		nvme_qpair_disable(qpair);
-	}
-
 	/* Doorbell buffer config is invalid during reset */
 	nvme_ctrlr_free_doorbell_buffer(ctrlr);
 
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index 95e0deee4..3071814d2 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -992,7 +992,6 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *spdk_nvme_get_ctrlr_by_trid_unsafe(
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	void nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_abort_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr); \
-	int nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_submit_request(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, struct nvme_request *req); \
 	int32_t nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_process_completions(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t max_completions); \
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index a914617ae..732635ece 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -1416,28 +1416,6 @@ nvme_pcie_qpair_abort_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr)
 	nvme_pcie_qpair_abort_trackers(qpair, dnr);
 }
 
-static void
-nvme_pcie_admin_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-}
-
-static void
-nvme_pcie_io_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-}
-
-int
-nvme_pcie_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-	if (nvme_qpair_is_io_queue(qpair)) {
-		nvme_pcie_io_qpair_disable(qpair);
-	} else {
-		nvme_pcie_admin_qpair_disable(qpair);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 nvme_pcie_ctrlr_cmd_create_io_cq(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 				 struct spdk_nvme_qpair *io_que, spdk_nvme_cmd_cb cb_fn,
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
index 7bcb7ac2e..be697af7a 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ void
 nvme_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
 	qpair->is_enabled = false;
-	nvme_transport_qpair_disable(qpair);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index 662fa9d1f..9589ba70e 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -1598,13 +1598,6 @@ nvme_rdma_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_
 	return nvme_rdma_qpair_connect(nvme_rdma_qpair(qpair));
 }
 
-int
-nvme_rdma_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-	/* Currently, doing nothing here */
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 nvme_rdma_qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index 9c48ae418..4b8887498 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -735,12 +735,6 @@ nvme_tcp_ctrlr_reconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_q
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int
-nvme_tcp_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 nvme_tcp_qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
index f4417d70e..063f56f3f 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
@@ -192,12 +192,6 @@ nvme_transport_qpair_abort_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr)
 	NVME_TRANSPORT_CALL(qpair->trtype, qpair_abort_reqs, (qpair, dnr));
 }
 
-int
-nvme_transport_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-	NVME_TRANSPORT_CALL(qpair->trtype, qpair_disable, (qpair));
-}
-
 int
 nvme_transport_qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c
index 93d5052c9..9034df6f1 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ nvme_request_remove_child(struct nvme_request *parent,
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&parent->children, child, child_tailq);
 }
 
-int
-nvme_transport_qpair_disable(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void
 nvme_transport_qpair_abort_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr)
 {