diff --git a/scstadmin/scstadmin.sysfs/scstadmin b/scstadmin/scstadmin.sysfs/scstadmin
index cec5eb910..4ddb334b8 100755
--- a/scstadmin/scstadmin.sysfs/scstadmin
+++ b/scstadmin/scstadmin.sysfs/scstadmin
@@ -1556,8 +1556,6 @@ sub applyConfigDevices {
 			if (!defined($$config{'HANDLER'}->{$handler}->{'DEVICE'}->{$device})) {
 				my $attributes = $SCST->deviceAttributes($device);
 
-				next if (defined($$attributes{'scsi_device'}));
-
 				if ($deletions) {
 					closeDevice($handler, $device, $deletions);
 				} else {
@@ -3147,8 +3145,6 @@ sub closeDevice {
 
 	my $attributes = $SCST->deviceAttributes($device);
 
-	return if (defined($$attributes{'scsi_device'}));
-
 	if (!$force) {
 		if (keys %{$$attributes{'exported'}}) {
 			listExported($device, $attributes);