diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index ad3ea24..bcc1694 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2685,7 +2685,6 @@
 
 	}
 	sdev->sdev_state = state;
-	sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 	return 0;
 
  illegal:
@@ -3109,7 +3108,6 @@
 	case SDEV_BLOCK:
 	case SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE:
 		sdev->sdev_state = new_state;
-		sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 		break;
 	case SDEV_CREATED_BLOCK:
 		if (new_state == SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE ||
@@ -3117,7 +3115,6 @@
 			sdev->sdev_state = new_state;
 		else
 			sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_CREATED;
-		sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj, NULL, "state");
 		break;
 	case SDEV_CANCEL:
 	case SDEV_OFFLINE:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
index 4f6f01c..36f6190 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c
@@ -556,11 +556,8 @@
 		 */
 		shost_for_each_device(sdev, shost) {
 			mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
-			if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_OFFLINE) {
+			if (sdev->sdev_state == SDEV_OFFLINE)
 				sdev->sdev_state = SDEV_RUNNING;
-				sysfs_notify(&sdev->sdev_gendev.kobj,
-					     NULL, "state");
-			}
 			mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
 		}
 	} else if (rport->state == SRP_RPORT_RUNNING) {