diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 70be442..2b3637b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -730,7 +730,6 @@ int sas_discover_sata(struct domain_device *dev)
 	if (res)
 		return res;
 
-	sas_discover_event(dev->port, DISCE_PROBE);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
index 14f714d..190108e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c
@@ -212,13 +212,9 @@ void sas_notify_lldd_dev_gone(struct domain_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-static void sas_probe_devices(struct work_struct *work)
+static void sas_probe_devices(struct asd_sas_port *port)
 {
 	struct domain_device *dev, *n;
-	struct sas_discovery_event *ev = to_sas_discovery_event(work);
-	struct asd_sas_port *port = ev->port;
-
-	clear_bit(DISCE_PROBE, &port->disc.pending);
 
 	/* devices must be domain members before link recovery and probe */
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &port->disco_list, disco_list_node) {
@@ -294,7 +290,6 @@ int sas_discover_end_dev(struct domain_device *dev)
 	res = sas_notify_lldd_dev_found(dev);
 	if (res)
 		return res;
-	sas_discover_event(dev->port, DISCE_PROBE);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -353,13 +348,9 @@ static void sas_unregister_common_dev(struct asd_sas_port *port, struct domain_d
 	sas_put_device(dev);
 }
 
-static void sas_destruct_devices(struct work_struct *work)
+void sas_destruct_devices(struct asd_sas_port *port)
 {
 	struct domain_device *dev, *n;
-	struct sas_discovery_event *ev = to_sas_discovery_event(work);
-	struct asd_sas_port *port = ev->port;
-
-	clear_bit(DISCE_DESTRUCT, &port->disc.pending);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, n, &port->destroy_list, disco_list_node) {
 		list_del_init(&dev->disco_list_node);
@@ -370,6 +361,16 @@ static void sas_destruct_devices(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 }
 
+void sas_destruct_ports(struct asd_sas_port *port)
+{
+	struct sas_port *sas_port, *p;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sas_port, p, &port->sas_port_del_list, del_list) {
+		list_del_init(&sas_port->del_list);
+		sas_port_delete(sas_port);
+	}
+}
+
 void sas_unregister_dev(struct asd_sas_port *port, struct domain_device *dev)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(SAS_DEV_DESTROY, &dev->state) &&
@@ -384,7 +385,6 @@ void sas_unregister_dev(struct asd_sas_port *port, struct domain_device *dev)
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(SAS_DEV_DESTROY, &dev->state)) {
 		sas_rphy_unlink(dev->rphy);
 		list_move_tail(&dev->disco_list_node, &port->destroy_list);
-		sas_discover_event(dev->port, DISCE_DESTRUCT);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ static void sas_discover_domain(struct work_struct *work)
 		port->port_dev = NULL;
 	}
 
+	sas_probe_devices(port);
+
 	SAS_DPRINTK("DONE DISCOVERY on port %d, pid:%d, result:%d\n", port->id,
 		    task_pid_nr(current), error);
 }
@@ -523,6 +525,10 @@ static void sas_revalidate_domain(struct work_struct *work)
 		    port->id, task_pid_nr(current), res);
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ha->disco_mutex);
+
+	sas_destruct_devices(port);
+	sas_destruct_ports(port);
+	sas_probe_devices(port);
 }
 
 /* ---------- Events ---------- */
@@ -578,10 +584,8 @@ void sas_init_disc(struct sas_discovery *disc, struct asd_sas_port *port)
 	static const work_func_t sas_event_fns[DISC_NUM_EVENTS] = {
 		[DISCE_DISCOVER_DOMAIN] = sas_discover_domain,
 		[DISCE_REVALIDATE_DOMAIN] = sas_revalidate_domain,
-		[DISCE_PROBE] = sas_probe_devices,
 		[DISCE_SUSPEND] = sas_suspend_devices,
 		[DISCE_RESUME] = sas_resume_devices,
-		[DISCE_DESTRUCT] = sas_destruct_devices,
 	};
 
 	disc->pending = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index ca15662..50cb0f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,8 @@ static void sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr(struct domain_device *parent,
 		sas_port_delete_phy(phy->port, phy->phy);
 		sas_device_set_phy(found, phy->port);
 		if (phy->port->num_phys == 0)
-			sas_port_delete(phy->port);
+			list_add_tail(&phy->port->del_list,
+				&parent->port->sas_port_del_list);
 		phy->port = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -2122,7 +2123,7 @@ int sas_ex_revalidate_domain(struct domain_device *port_dev)
 	struct domain_device *dev = NULL;
 
 	res = sas_find_bcast_dev(port_dev, &dev);
-	while (res == 0 && dev) {
+	if (res == 0 && dev) {
 		struct expander_device *ex = &dev->ex_dev;
 		int i = 0, phy_id;
 
@@ -2134,9 +2135,6 @@ int sas_ex_revalidate_domain(struct domain_device *port_dev)
 			res = sas_rediscover(dev, phy_id);
 			i = phy_id + 1;
 		} while (i < ex->num_phys);
-
-		dev = NULL;
-		res = sas_find_bcast_dev(port_dev, &dev);
 	}
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
index d8826a7..50e12d6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_internal.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ int sas_try_ata_reset(struct asd_sas_phy *phy);
 void sas_hae_reset(struct work_struct *work);
 
 void sas_free_device(struct kref *kref);
+void sas_destruct_devices(struct asd_sas_port *port);
 
 extern const work_func_t sas_phy_event_fns[PHY_NUM_EVENTS];
 extern const work_func_t sas_port_event_fns[PORT_NUM_EVENTS];
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
index 64722f4..f07e55d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_port.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static void sas_resume_port(struct asd_sas_phy *phy)
 		rc = sas_notify_lldd_dev_found(dev);
 		if (rc) {
 			sas_unregister_dev(port, dev);
+			sas_destruct_devices(port);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ void sas_deform_port(struct asd_sas_phy *phy, int gone)
 
 	if (port->num_phys == 1) {
 		sas_unregister_domain_devices(port, gone);
+		sas_destruct_devices(port);
 		sas_port_delete(port->port);
 		port->port = NULL;
 	} else {
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ static void sas_init_port(struct asd_sas_port *port,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->dev_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->disco_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->destroy_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->sas_port_del_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&port->phy_list_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->phy_list);
 	port->ha = sas_ha;
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index fa93c41..225ab77 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@ enum phy_event {
 enum discover_event {
 	DISCE_DISCOVER_DOMAIN   = 0U,
 	DISCE_REVALIDATE_DOMAIN,
-	DISCE_PROBE,
 	DISCE_SUSPEND,
 	DISCE_RESUME,
-	DISCE_DESTRUCT,
 	DISC_NUM_EVENTS,
 };
 
@@ -262,6 +260,7 @@ struct asd_sas_port {
 	struct list_head dev_list;
 	struct list_head disco_list;
 	struct list_head destroy_list;
+	struct list_head sas_port_del_list;
 	enum   sas_linkrate linkrate;
 
 	struct sas_work work;
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
index 62895b4..05ec927 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ struct sas_port {
 
 	struct mutex		phy_list_mutex;
 	struct list_head	phy_list;
+	struct list_head	del_list; /* libsas only */
 };
 
 #define dev_to_sas_port(d) \
