diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
index 4b3f4f11928d..d98d0cdc5d6f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ static void nvme_loop_shutdown_ctrl(struct nvme_loop_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
 	if (ctrl->ctrl.queue_count > 1) {
 		nvme_quiesce_io_queues(&ctrl->ctrl);
-		nvme_cancel_tagset(&ctrl->ctrl);
 		nvme_loop_destroy_io_queues(ctrl);
 	}
 
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ static void nvme_loop_shutdown_ctrl(struct nvme_loop_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (nvme_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl) == NVME_CTRL_LIVE)
 		nvme_disable_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl, true);
 
-	nvme_cancel_admin_tagset(&ctrl->ctrl);
 	nvme_loop_destroy_admin_queue(ctrl);
 }