diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
index 771670c..6f3cd82 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.c
@@ -478,53 +478,6 @@ int beiscsi_process_mcc_compl(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * be_mcc_compl_poll()- Wait for MBX completion
- * @phba: driver private structure
- *
- * Wait till no more pending mcc requests are present
- *
- * return
- * Success: 0
- * Failure: Non-Zero
- *
- **/
-int be_mcc_compl_poll(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned int tag)
-{
-	struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl = &phba->ctrl;
-	int i;
-
-	if (!test_bit(MCC_TAG_STATE_RUNNING,
-		      &ctrl->ptag_state[tag].tag_state)) {
-		beiscsi_log(phba, KERN_ERR,
-			    BEISCSI_LOG_CONFIG | BEISCSI_LOG_MBOX,
-			    "BC_%d: tag %u state not running\n", tag);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < mcc_timeout; i++) {
-		if (beiscsi_hba_in_error(phba))
-			return -EIO;
-
-		beiscsi_process_mcc_cq(phba);
-		/* after polling, wrb and tag need to be released */
-		if (!test_bit(MCC_TAG_STATE_RUNNING,
-			      &ctrl->ptag_state[tag].tag_state)) {
-			free_mcc_wrb(ctrl, tag);
-			break;
-		}
-		udelay(100);
-	}
-
-	if (i < mcc_timeout)
-		return 0;
-
-	beiscsi_log(phba, KERN_ERR, BEISCSI_LOG_CONFIG | BEISCSI_LOG_MBOX,
-		    "BC_%d : FW Timed Out\n");
-	set_bit(BEISCSI_HBA_FW_TIMEOUT, &phba->state);
-	beiscsi_ue_detect(phba);
-	return -EBUSY;
-}
-
 void be_mcc_notify(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned int tag)
 {
 	struct be_queue_info *mccq = &phba->ctrl.mcc_obj.q;
@@ -1645,3 +1598,52 @@ int beiscsi_init_sliport(struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 	/* indicate driver is loading */
 	return beiscsi_cmd_special_wrb(&phba->ctrl, 1);
 }
+
+/**
+ * beiscsi_cmd_iscsi_cleanup()- Inform FW to cleanup EP data structures.
+ * @phba: pointer to dev priv structure
+ * @ulp: ULP number.
+ *
+ * return
+ *	Success: 0
+ *	Failure: Non-Zero Value
+ **/
+int beiscsi_cmd_iscsi_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short ulp)
+{
+	struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl = &phba->ctrl;
+	struct iscsi_cleanup_req_v1 *req_v1;
+	struct iscsi_cleanup_req *req;
+	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
+	int status;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ctrl->mbox_lock);
+	wrb = wrb_from_mbox(&ctrl->mbox_mem);
+	req = embedded_payload(wrb);
+	be_wrb_hdr_prepare(wrb, sizeof(*req), true, 0);
+	be_cmd_hdr_prepare(&req->hdr, CMD_SUBSYSTEM_ISCSI,
+			   OPCODE_COMMON_ISCSI_CLEANUP, sizeof(*req));
+
+       /**
+	* TODO: Check with FW folks the chute value to be set.
+	* For now, use the ULP_MASK as the chute value.
+	*/
+	if (is_chip_be2_be3r(phba)) {
+		req->chute = (1 << ulp);
+		req->hdr_ring_id = HWI_GET_DEF_HDRQ_ID(phba, ulp);
+		req->data_ring_id = HWI_GET_DEF_BUFQ_ID(phba, ulp);
+	} else {
+		req_v1 = (struct iscsi_cleanup_req_v1 *)req;
+		req_v1->hdr.version = 1;
+		req_v1->hdr_ring_id = cpu_to_le16(HWI_GET_DEF_HDRQ_ID(phba,
+								      ulp));
+		req_v1->data_ring_id = cpu_to_le16(HWI_GET_DEF_BUFQ_ID(phba,
+								       ulp));
+	}
+
+	status = be_mbox_notify(ctrl);
+	if (status)
+		beiscsi_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, BEISCSI_LOG_INIT,
+			    "BG_%d : %s failed %d\n", __func__, ulp);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->mbox_lock);
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h
index 47b7197..cf42399 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@ int beiscsi_check_fw_rdy(struct beiscsi_hba *phba);
 
 int beiscsi_init_sliport(struct beiscsi_hba *phba);
 
+int beiscsi_cmd_iscsi_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short ulp_num);
+
 int beiscsi_cmd_eq_create(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 			  struct be_queue_info *eq, int eq_delay);
 
@@ -782,8 +784,6 @@ int beiscsi_cmd_mccq_create(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 			struct be_queue_info *mccq,
 			struct be_queue_info *cq);
 
-int be_poll_mcc(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl);
-
 unsigned int be_cmd_get_initname(struct beiscsi_hba *phba);
 
 void free_mcc_wrb(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl, unsigned int tag);
@@ -798,9 +798,7 @@ int __beiscsi_mcc_compl_status(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 			       unsigned int tag,
 			       struct be_mcc_wrb **wrb,
 			       struct be_dma_mem *mbx_cmd_mem);
-/*ISCSI Functuions */
 struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb_from_mbox(struct be_dma_mem *mbox_mem);
-int be_mcc_compl_poll(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned int tag);
 void be_mcc_notify(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned int tag);
 struct be_mcc_wrb *alloc_mcc_wrb(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 				 unsigned int *ref_tag);
@@ -1063,7 +1061,16 @@ struct iscsi_cleanup_req {
 	u16 chute;
 	u8 hdr_ring_id;
 	u8 data_ring_id;
+} __packed;
 
+struct iscsi_cleanup_req_v1 {
+	struct be_cmd_req_hdr hdr;
+	u16 chute;
+	u16 rsvd1;
+	u16 hdr_ring_id;
+	u16 rsvd2;
+	u16 data_ring_id;
+	u16 rsvd3;
 } __packed;
 
 struct eq_delay {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
index b4e6fc2..e7741072 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
@@ -3249,7 +3249,6 @@ beiscsi_create_def_hdr(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 		    "BM_%d : iscsi hdr def pdu id for ULP : %d is %d\n",
 		    ulp_num,
 		    phwi_context->be_def_hdrq[ulp_num].id);
-	hwi_post_async_buffers(phba, BEISCSI_DEFQ_HDR, ulp_num);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3304,11 +3303,9 @@ beiscsi_create_def_data(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 		    ulp_num,
 		    phwi_context->be_def_dataq[ulp_num].id);
 
-	hwi_post_async_buffers(phba, BEISCSI_DEFQ_DATA, ulp_num);
 	beiscsi_log(phba, KERN_INFO, BEISCSI_LOG_INIT,
 		    "BM_%d : DEFAULT PDU DATA RING CREATED"
 		    "on ULP : %d\n", ulp_num);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3757,6 +3754,15 @@ static int hwi_init_port(struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 					    ulp_num);
 				goto error;
 			}
+			/**
+			 * Now that the default PDU rings have been created,
+			 * let EP know about it.
+			 * Call beiscsi_cmd_iscsi_cleanup before posting?
+			 */
+			hwi_post_async_buffers(phba, BEISCSI_DEFQ_HDR,
+					       ulp_num);
+			hwi_post_async_buffers(phba, BEISCSI_DEFQ_DATA,
+					       ulp_num);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -4235,19 +4241,12 @@ static void hwi_purge_eq(struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 
 static void beiscsi_cleanup_port(struct beiscsi_hba *phba)
 {
-	int mgmt_status, ulp_num;
 	struct ulp_cid_info *ptr_cid_info = NULL;
+	int ulp_num;
 
-	for (ulp_num = 0; ulp_num < BEISCSI_ULP_COUNT; ulp_num++) {
-		if (test_bit(ulp_num, (void *)&phba->fw_config.ulp_supported)) {
-			mgmt_status = mgmt_epfw_cleanup(phba, ulp_num);
-			if (mgmt_status)
-				beiscsi_log(phba, KERN_WARNING,
-					    BEISCSI_LOG_INIT,
-					    "BM_%d : mgmt_epfw_cleanup FAILED"
-					    " for ULP_%d\n", ulp_num);
-		}
-	}
+	for (ulp_num = 0; ulp_num < BEISCSI_ULP_COUNT; ulp_num++)
+		if (test_bit(ulp_num, (void *)&phba->fw_config.ulp_supported))
+			beiscsi_cmd_iscsi_cleanup(phba, ulp_num);
 
 	hwi_purge_eq(phba);
 	hwi_cleanup_port(phba);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c
index 706a817..a844299 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.c
@@ -256,48 +256,6 @@ unsigned int mgmt_vendor_specific_fw_cmd(struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl,
 	return tag;
 }
 
-/**
- * mgmt_epfw_cleanup()- Inform FW to cleanup data structures.
- * @phba: pointer to dev priv structure
- * @ulp_num: ULP number.
- *
- * return
- *	Success: 0
- *	Failure: Non-Zero Value
- **/
-int mgmt_epfw_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short ulp_num)
-{
-	struct be_ctrl_info *ctrl = &phba->ctrl;
-	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
-	struct iscsi_cleanup_req *req;
-	unsigned int tag;
-	int status;
-
-	mutex_lock(&ctrl->mbox_lock);
-	wrb = alloc_mcc_wrb(phba, &tag);
-	if (!wrb) {
-		mutex_unlock(&ctrl->mbox_lock);
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-
-	req = embedded_payload(wrb);
-	be_wrb_hdr_prepare(wrb, sizeof(*req), true, 0);
-	be_cmd_hdr_prepare(&req->hdr, CMD_SUBSYSTEM_ISCSI,
-			   OPCODE_COMMON_ISCSI_CLEANUP, sizeof(*req));
-
-	req->chute = (1 << ulp_num);
-	req->hdr_ring_id = cpu_to_le16(HWI_GET_DEF_HDRQ_ID(phba, ulp_num));
-	req->data_ring_id = cpu_to_le16(HWI_GET_DEF_BUFQ_ID(phba, ulp_num));
-
-	be_mcc_notify(phba, tag);
-	status = be_mcc_compl_poll(phba, tag);
-	if (status)
-		beiscsi_log(phba, KERN_WARNING, BEISCSI_LOG_INIT,
-			    "BG_%d : mgmt_epfw_cleanup , FAILED\n");
-	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->mbox_lock);
-	return status;
-}
-
 unsigned int  mgmt_invalidate_icds(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 				struct invalidate_command_table *inv_tbl,
 				unsigned int num_invalidate, unsigned int cid,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h
index f8d2778..dab128f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_mgmt.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ struct mcc_wrb {
 	struct mcc_wrb_payload payload;
 };
 
-int mgmt_epfw_cleanup(struct beiscsi_hba *phba, unsigned short chute);
 int mgmt_open_connection(struct beiscsi_hba *phba,
 			 struct sockaddr *dst_addr,
 			 struct beiscsi_endpoint *beiscsi_ep,
