Index: head/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/spa.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/spa.c
+++ head/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/spa.c
@@ -5952,6 +5952,8 @@
 		vd->vdev_stat.vs_checksum_errors = 0;
 
 		vdev_state_dirty(vd->vdev_top);
+		/* Tell userspace that the vdev is gone. */
+		zfs_post_remove(spa, vd);
 	}
 
 	for (int c = 0; c < vd->vdev_children; c++)
Index: head/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/vdev_geom.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/vdev_geom.c
+++ head/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/vdev_geom.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
 	 * async removal support to invoke a close on this
 	 * vdev once it is safe to do so.
 	 */
-	zfs_post_remove(vd->vdev_spa, vd);
 	vd->vdev_remove_wanted = B_TRUE;
 	spa_async_request(vd->vdev_spa, SPA_ASYNC_REMOVE);
 }