diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index 6847117fac6a..8c317d1a0f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ struct vfio_container {
 	bool				noiommu;
 };
 
-struct vfio_unbound_dev {
-	struct device			*dev;
-	struct list_head		unbound_next;
-};
-
 struct vfio_group {
 	struct device 			dev;
 	struct cdev			cdev;
@@ -79,8 +74,6 @@ struct vfio_group {
 	struct notifier_block		nb;
 	struct list_head		vfio_next;
 	struct list_head		container_next;
-	struct list_head		unbound_list;
-	struct mutex			unbound_lock;
 	atomic_t			opened;
 	wait_queue_head_t		container_q;
 	enum vfio_group_type		type;
@@ -340,16 +333,8 @@ vfio_group_get_from_iommu(struct iommu_group *iommu_group)
 static void vfio_group_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct vfio_group *group = container_of(dev, struct vfio_group, dev);
-	struct vfio_unbound_dev *unbound, *tmp;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(unbound, tmp,
-				 &group->unbound_list, unbound_next) {
-		list_del(&unbound->unbound_next);
-		kfree(unbound);
-	}
 
 	mutex_destroy(&group->device_lock);
-	mutex_destroy(&group->unbound_lock);
 	iommu_group_put(group->iommu_group);
 	ida_free(&vfio.group_ida, MINOR(group->dev.devt));
 	kfree(group);
@@ -381,8 +366,6 @@ static struct vfio_group *vfio_group_alloc(struct iommu_group *iommu_group,
 	refcount_set(&group->users, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->device_list);
 	mutex_init(&group->device_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&group->unbound_list);
-	mutex_init(&group->unbound_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&group->container_q);
 	group->iommu_group = iommu_group;
 	/* put in vfio_group_release() */
@@ -571,19 +554,8 @@ static int vfio_dev_viable(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	struct vfio_group *group = data;
 	struct vfio_device *device;
 	struct device_driver *drv = READ_ONCE(dev->driver);
-	struct vfio_unbound_dev *unbound;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&group->unbound_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(unbound, &group->unbound_list, unbound_next) {
-		if (dev == unbound->dev) {
-			ret = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&group->unbound_lock);
-
-	if (!ret || !drv || vfio_dev_driver_allowed(dev, drv))
+	if (!drv || vfio_dev_driver_allowed(dev, drv))
 		return 0;
 
 	device = vfio_group_get_device(group, dev);
@@ -592,7 +564,7 @@ static int vfio_dev_viable(struct device *dev, void *data)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -634,7 +606,6 @@ static int vfio_iommu_group_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 {
 	struct vfio_group *group = container_of(nb, struct vfio_group, nb);
 	struct device *dev = data;
-	struct vfio_unbound_dev *unbound;
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case IOMMU_GROUP_NOTIFY_ADD_DEVICE:
@@ -663,28 +634,6 @@ static int vfio_iommu_group_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 			__func__, iommu_group_id(group->iommu_group),
 			dev->driver->name);
 		break;
-	case IOMMU_GROUP_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER:
-		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: group %d unbound from driver\n", __func__,
-			iommu_group_id(group->iommu_group));
-		/*
-		 * XXX An unbound device in a live group is ok, but we'd
-		 * really like to avoid the above BUG_ON by preventing other
-		 * drivers from binding to it.  Once that occurs, we have to
-		 * stop the system to maintain isolation.  At a minimum, we'd
-		 * want a toggle to disable driver auto probe for this device.
-		 */
-
-		mutex_lock(&group->unbound_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(unbound,
-				    &group->unbound_list, unbound_next) {
-			if (dev == unbound->dev) {
-				list_del(&unbound->unbound_next);
-				kfree(unbound);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		mutex_unlock(&group->unbound_lock);
-		break;
 	}
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
@@ -889,29 +838,10 @@ static struct vfio_device *vfio_device_get_from_name(struct vfio_group *group,
 void vfio_unregister_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device)
 {
 	struct vfio_group *group = device->group;
-	struct vfio_unbound_dev *unbound;
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 	bool interrupted = false;
 	long rc;
 
-	/*
-	 * When the device is removed from the group, the group suddenly
-	 * becomes non-viable; the device has a driver (until the unbind
-	 * completes), but it's not present in the group.  This is bad news
-	 * for any external users that need to re-acquire a group reference
-	 * in order to match and release their existing reference.  To
-	 * solve this, we track such devices on the unbound_list to bridge
-	 * the gap until they're fully unbound.
-	 */
-	unbound = kzalloc(sizeof(*unbound), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unbound) {
-		unbound->dev = device->dev;
-		mutex_lock(&group->unbound_lock);
-		list_add(&unbound->unbound_next, &group->unbound_list);
-		mutex_unlock(&group->unbound_lock);
-	}
-	WARN_ON(!unbound);
-
 	vfio_device_put(device);
 	rc = try_wait_for_completion(&device->comp);
 	while (rc <= 0) {
