Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_connection.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_connection.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_connection.c
@@ -43,47 +43,6 @@
 #include <dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus_reg.h>
 #include <dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus_var.h>
 
-/*
- * Globals
- */
-hv_vmbus_connection hv_vmbus_g_connection =
-	{ .connect_state = HV_DISCONNECTED };
-
-/**
- * Send a connect request on the partition service connection
- */
-int
-hv_vmbus_connect(struct vmbus_softc *sc)
-{
-	/**
-	 * Make sure we are not connecting or connected
-	 */
-	if (hv_vmbus_g_connection.connect_state != HV_DISCONNECTED) {
-		return (-1);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Initialize the vmbus connection
-	 */
-	hv_vmbus_g_connection.connect_state = HV_CONNECTING;
-
-	hv_vmbus_g_connection.connect_state = HV_CONNECTED;
-
-	return (0);
-}
-
-/**
- * Send a disconnect request on the partition service connection
- */
-int
-hv_vmbus_disconnect(void)
-{
-
-	hv_vmbus_g_connection.connect_state = HV_DISCONNECTED;
-
-	return (0);
-}
-
 static __inline void
 vmbus_event_flags_proc(struct vmbus_softc *sc, volatile u_long *event_flags,
     int flag_cnt)
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_vmbus_priv.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_vmbus_priv.h
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_vmbus_priv.h
@@ -97,20 +97,6 @@
 	hv_vmbus_multipage_buffer	range;
 } __packed hv_vmbus_channel_packet_multipage_buffer;
 
-/*
- * VM Bus connection states
- */
-typedef enum {
-	HV_DISCONNECTED,
-	HV_CONNECTING,
-	HV_CONNECTED,
-	HV_DISCONNECTING
-} hv_vmbus_connect_state;
-
-typedef struct {
-	hv_vmbus_connect_state			connect_state;
-} hv_vmbus_connection;
-
 typedef union {
 	uint32_t as_uint32_t;
 	struct {
@@ -172,12 +158,6 @@
 	uint8_t				rsvd_z4[1984];
 } hv_vmbus_monitor_page;
 
-/**
- * Global variables
- */
-
-extern hv_vmbus_connection	hv_vmbus_g_connection;
-
 /*
  * Private, VM Bus functions
  */
@@ -242,10 +222,4 @@
 int			hv_vmbus_child_device_unregister(
 					struct hv_device *child_dev);
 
-/**
- * Connection interfaces
- */
-int			hv_vmbus_connect(struct vmbus_softc *);
-int			hv_vmbus_disconnect(void);
-
 #endif  /* __HYPERV_PRIV_H__ */
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus.c
@@ -1169,12 +1169,8 @@
 	sc->vmbus_flags |= VMBUS_FLAG_SYNIC;
 
 	/*
-	 * Connect to VMBus in the root partition
+	 * Initialize vmbus, e.g. connect to Hypervisor.
 	 */
-	ret = hv_vmbus_connect(sc);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
 	ret = vmbus_init(sc);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -1271,7 +1267,6 @@
 	hv_vmbus_release_unattached_channels(sc);
 
 	vmbus_disconnect(sc);
-	hv_vmbus_disconnect();
 
 	if (sc->vmbus_flags & VMBUS_FLAG_SYNIC) {
 		sc->vmbus_flags &= ~VMBUS_FLAG_SYNIC;