diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
index f4ceb380dd61..24cdef60039a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
@@ -53,15 +53,9 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(vfio_ap, ap_queue_ids);
  */
 static int vfio_ap_queue_dev_probe(struct ap_device *apdev)
 {
-	struct vfio_ap_queue *q;
-
-	q = kzalloc(sizeof(*q), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!q)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	dev_set_drvdata(&apdev->device, q);
-	q->apqn = to_ap_queue(&apdev->device)->qid;
-	q->saved_isc = VFIO_AP_ISC_INVALID;
-	return 0;
+	struct ap_queue *queue = to_ap_queue(&apdev->device);
+
+	return vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue(queue);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -72,18 +66,9 @@ static int vfio_ap_queue_dev_probe(struct ap_device *apdev)
  */
 static void vfio_ap_queue_dev_remove(struct ap_device *apdev)
 {
-	struct vfio_ap_queue *q;
-	int apid, apqi;
-
-	mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->lock);
-	q = dev_get_drvdata(&apdev->device);
-	dev_set_drvdata(&apdev->device, NULL);
-	apid = AP_QID_CARD(q->apqn);
-	apqi = AP_QID_QUEUE(q->apqn);
-	vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queue(apid, apqi, 1);
-	vfio_ap_irq_disable(q);
-	kfree(q);
-	mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->lock);
+	struct ap_queue *queue = to_ap_queue(&apdev->device);
+
+	vfio_ap_mdev_remove_queue(queue);
 }
 
 static void vfio_ap_matrix_dev_release(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index e0bde8518745..ad3925f04f61 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -26,43 +26,26 @@
 
 static int vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queues(struct mdev_device *mdev);
 
-static int match_apqn(struct device *dev, const void *data)
-{
-	struct vfio_ap_queue *q = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-	return (q->apqn == *(int *)(data)) ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
 /**
- * vfio_ap_get_queue: Retrieve a queue with a specific APQN from a list
- * @matrix_mdev: the associated mediated matrix
+ * vfio_ap_get_queue: Retrieve a queue with a specific APQN.
  * @apqn: The queue APQN
  *
- * Retrieve a queue with a specific APQN from the list of the
- * devices of the vfio_ap_drv.
- * Verify that the APID and the APQI are set in the matrix.
+ * Retrieve a queue with a specific APQN from the AP queue devices attached to
+ * the AP bus.
  *
- * Returns the pointer to the associated vfio_ap_queue
+ * Returns the pointer to the vfio_ap_queue with the specified APQN, or NULL.
  */
-static struct vfio_ap_queue *vfio_ap_get_queue(
-					struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev,
-					int apqn)
+static struct vfio_ap_queue *vfio_ap_get_queue(unsigned long apqn)
 {
+	struct ap_queue *queue;
 	struct vfio_ap_queue *q;
-	struct device *dev;
 
-	if (!test_bit_inv(AP_QID_CARD(apqn), matrix_mdev->matrix.apm))
-		return NULL;
-	if (!test_bit_inv(AP_QID_QUEUE(apqn), matrix_mdev->matrix.aqm))
+	queue = ap_get_qdev(apqn);
+	if (!queue)
 		return NULL;
 
-	dev = driver_find_device(&matrix_dev->vfio_ap_drv->driver, NULL,
-				 &apqn, match_apqn);
-	if (!dev)
-		return NULL;
-	q = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	q->matrix_mdev = matrix_mdev;
-	put_device(dev);
+	q = dev_get_drvdata(&queue->ap_dev.device);
+	put_device(&queue->ap_dev.device);
 
 	return q;
 }
@@ -144,7 +127,7 @@ static void vfio_ap_free_aqic_resources(struct vfio_ap_queue *q)
  * Returns if ap_aqic function failed with invalid, deconfigured or
  * checkstopped AP.
  */
-struct ap_queue_status vfio_ap_irq_disable(struct vfio_ap_queue *q)
+static struct ap_queue_status vfio_ap_irq_disable(struct vfio_ap_queue *q)
 {
 	struct ap_qirq_ctrl aqic_gisa = {};
 	struct ap_queue_status status;
@@ -293,10 +276,11 @@ static int handle_pqap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	matrix_mdev = container_of(vcpu->kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook,
 				   struct ap_matrix_mdev, pqap_hook);
 
-	q = vfio_ap_get_queue(matrix_mdev, apqn);
+	q = vfio_ap_get_queue(apqn);
 	if (!q)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	q->matrix_mdev = matrix_mdev;
 	status = vcpu->run->s.regs.gprs[1];
 
 	/* If IR bit(16) is set we enable the interrupt */
@@ -1116,20 +1100,15 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_group_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 static void vfio_ap_irq_disable_apqn(int apqn)
 {
-	struct device *dev;
 	struct vfio_ap_queue *q;
 
-	dev = driver_find_device(&matrix_dev->vfio_ap_drv->driver, NULL,
-				 &apqn, match_apqn);
-	if (dev) {
-		q = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	q = vfio_ap_get_queue(apqn);
+	if (q)
 		vfio_ap_irq_disable(q);
-		put_device(dev);
-	}
 }
 
-int vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queue(unsigned int apid, unsigned int apqi,
-			     unsigned int retry)
+static int vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queue(unsigned int apid, unsigned int apqi,
+				    unsigned int retry)
 {
 	struct ap_queue_status status;
 	int retry2 = 2;
@@ -1302,3 +1281,34 @@ void vfio_ap_mdev_unregister(void)
 {
 	mdev_unregister_device(&matrix_dev->device);
 }
+
+int vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue(struct ap_queue *queue)
+{
+	struct vfio_ap_queue *q;
+
+	q = kzalloc(sizeof(*q), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!q)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(&queue->ap_dev.device, q);
+	q->apqn = queue->qid;
+	q->saved_isc = VFIO_AP_ISC_INVALID;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void vfio_ap_mdev_remove_queue(struct ap_queue *queue)
+{
+	struct vfio_ap_queue *q;
+	int apid, apqi;
+
+	mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->lock);
+	q = dev_get_drvdata(&queue->ap_dev.device);
+	dev_set_drvdata(&queue->ap_dev.device, NULL);
+	apid = AP_QID_CARD(q->apqn);
+	apqi = AP_QID_QUEUE(q->apqn);
+	vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queue(apid, apqi, 1);
+	vfio_ap_irq_disable(q);
+	kfree(q);
+	mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->lock);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h
index f46dde56b464..a2aa05bec718 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/kvm_host.h>
+#include <linux/hashtable.h>
 
 #include "ap_bus.h"
 
@@ -90,8 +91,6 @@ struct ap_matrix_mdev {
 
 extern int vfio_ap_mdev_register(void);
 extern void vfio_ap_mdev_unregister(void);
-int vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queue(unsigned int apid, unsigned int apqi,
-			     unsigned int retry);
 
 struct vfio_ap_queue {
 	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev;
@@ -100,5 +99,8 @@ struct vfio_ap_queue {
 #define VFIO_AP_ISC_INVALID 0xff
 	unsigned char saved_isc;
 };
-struct ap_queue_status vfio_ap_irq_disable(struct vfio_ap_queue *q);
+
+int vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue(struct ap_queue *queue);
+void vfio_ap_mdev_remove_queue(struct ap_queue *queue);
+
 #endif /* _VFIO_AP_PRIVATE_H_ */
