diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme.c b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme.c
index 3429bb29aefc..f601006b8661 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme.c
@@ -298,11 +298,6 @@ nvme_detach (device_t dev)
 	struct nvme_namespace	*ns;
 	int			i;
 
-	if (ctrlr->taskqueue) {
-		taskqueue_drain(ctrlr->taskqueue, &ctrlr->task);
-		taskqueue_free(ctrlr->taskqueue);
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < NVME_MAX_NAMESPACES; i++) {
 		ns = &ctrlr->ns[i];
 		if (ns->cdev)
diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 94987e272b70..f3514a4e897c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -619,10 +619,12 @@ err:
 }
 
 static void
-nvme_ctrlr_intx_task(void *arg, int pending)
+nvme_ctrlr_intx_handler(void *arg)
 {
 	struct nvme_controller *ctrlr = arg;
 
+	nvme_mmio_write_4(ctrlr, intms, 1);
+
 	nvme_qpair_process_completions(&ctrlr->adminq);
 
 	if (ctrlr->ioq[0].cpl)
@@ -631,15 +633,6 @@ nvme_ctrlr_intx_task(void *arg, int pending)
 	nvme_mmio_write_4(ctrlr, intmc, 1);
 }
 
-static void
-nvme_ctrlr_intx_handler(void *arg)
-{
-	struct nvme_controller *ctrlr = arg;
-
-	nvme_mmio_write_4(ctrlr, intms, 1);
-	taskqueue_enqueue_fast(ctrlr->taskqueue, &ctrlr->task);
-}
-
 static int
 nvme_ctrlr_configure_intx(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr)
 {
@@ -665,12 +658,6 @@ nvme_ctrlr_configure_intx(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr)
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	TASK_INIT(&ctrlr->task, 0, nvme_ctrlr_intx_task, ctrlr);
-	ctrlr->taskqueue = taskqueue_create_fast("nvme_taskq", M_NOWAIT,
-	    taskqueue_thread_enqueue, &ctrlr->taskqueue);
-	taskqueue_start_threads(&ctrlr->taskqueue, 1, PI_NET,
-	    "%s intx taskq", device_get_nameunit(ctrlr->dev));
-
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
index 00cd04b54845..e811901ad18d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_private.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <sys/mutex.h>
 #include <sys/rman.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
-#include <sys/taskqueue.h>
 
 #include <vm/uma.h>
 
@@ -222,8 +221,6 @@ struct nvme_controller {
 	int			rid;
 	struct resource		*res;
 	void			*tag;
-	struct task		task;
-	struct taskqueue	*taskqueue;
 
 	bus_dma_tag_t		hw_desc_tag;
 	bus_dmamap_t		hw_desc_map;