diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 5a065055e68a..a4936c4e2f46 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -878,7 +878,8 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	struct request_queue *rq = sdev->request_queue;
 	struct scsi_target *starget = sdev->sdev_target;
 
-	if ((error = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING)) != 0)
+	error = scsi_device_set_state(sdev, SDEV_RUNNING);
+	if (error)
 		return error;
 
 	error = scsi_target_add(starget);
@@ -889,13 +890,13 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	error = device_add(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 	if (error) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "error 1\n");
-		goto out_remove;
+		return error;
 	}
 	error = device_add(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 	if (error) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "error 2\n");
 		device_del(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
-		goto out_remove;
+		return error;
 	}
 	transport_add_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 	sdev->is_visible = 1;
@@ -910,14 +911,14 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	else
 		error = device_create_file(&sdev->sdev_gendev, &dev_attr_queue_depth);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_remove;
+		return error;
 
 	if (sdev->host->hostt->change_queue_type)
 		error = device_create_file(&sdev->sdev_gendev, &sdev_attr_queue_type_rw);
 	else
 		error = device_create_file(&sdev->sdev_gendev, &dev_attr_queue_type);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_remove;
+		return error;
 
 	error = bsg_register_queue(rq, &sdev->sdev_gendev, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -933,16 +934,11 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 			error = device_create_file(&sdev->sdev_gendev,
 					sdev->host->hostt->sdev_attrs[i]);
 			if (error)
-				goto out_remove;
+				return error;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
-
- out_remove:
-	__scsi_remove_device(sdev);
 	return error;
-
 }
 
 void __scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *sdev)