diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 85c71409f..8f2bc723e 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -2972,15 +2972,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_update_namespaces(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 		nsdata = &ns->nsdata;
 		ns_is_active = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_is_active_ns(ctrlr, nsid);
 
-		if (nsdata->ncap && ns_is_active) {
-			NVME_CTRLR_DEBUGLOG(ctrlr, "Namespace %u was updated\n", nsid);
-			if (nvme_ns_update(ns) != 0) {
-				NVME_CTRLR_ERRLOG(ctrlr, "Failed to update active NS %u\n", nsid);
-				continue;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if ((nsdata->ncap == 0) && ns_is_active) {
+		if (ns_is_active) {
 			NVME_CTRLR_DEBUGLOG(ctrlr, "Namespace %u was added\n", nsid);
 			if (nvme_ctrlr_construct_namespace(ctrlr, nsid) != 0) {
 				continue;
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index a49ff20ee..4d32b7146 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -1211,7 +1211,6 @@ bool	nvme_ns_has_supported_iocs_specific_data(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns);
 int	nvme_ns_construct(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, uint32_t id,
 			  struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 void	nvme_ns_destruct(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns);
-int	nvme_ns_update(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns);
 int	nvme_ns_cmd_zone_append_with_md(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair,
 					void *buffer, void *metadata, uint64_t zslba,
 					uint32_t lba_count, spdk_nvme_cmd_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg,
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ns.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ns.c
index d52e0d683..718dc3cf0 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ns.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ns.c
@@ -580,8 +580,3 @@ void nvme_ns_destruct(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns)
 	ns->flags = 0;
 	ns->csi = SPDK_NVME_CSI_NVM;
 }
-
-int nvme_ns_update(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns)
-{
-	return nvme_ctrlr_identify_ns(ns);
-}
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
index bd444f872..57a80174e 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
@@ -686,12 +686,6 @@ nvme_ns_construct(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns, uint32_t id,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-nvme_ns_update(struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void
 spdk_pci_device_detach(struct spdk_pci_device *device)
 {