diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 3e995b6ed0..cd0117ca5c 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -84,23 +84,6 @@ enum spdk_bdev_io_type {
 	SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_RESET,
 };
 
-/** Blockdev reset operation type */
-enum spdk_bdev_reset_type {
-	/**
-	 * A hard reset indicates that the blockdev layer should not
-	 *  invoke the completion callback for I/Os issued before the
-	 *  reset is issued but completed after the reset is complete.
-	 */
-	SPDK_BDEV_RESET_HARD,
-
-	/**
-	 * A soft reset indicates that the blockdev layer should still
-	 *  invoke the completion callback for I/Os issued before the
-	 *  reset is issued but completed after the reset is complete.
-	 */
-	SPDK_BDEV_RESET_SOFT,
-};
-
 /**
  * Block device completion callback
  *
@@ -233,7 +216,7 @@ struct spdk_bdev_io *spdk_bdev_flush(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_chan
 				     spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg);
 int spdk_bdev_free_io(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
 int spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
-		    enum spdk_bdev_reset_type, spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg);
+		    spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg);
 struct spdk_io_channel *spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
index 6a1eb93c46..02df247686 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/bdev.h
@@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ struct spdk_bdev_io {
 			/** Represents the number of bytes to be flushed, starting at offset. */
 			uint64_t length;
 		} flush;
-		struct {
-			enum spdk_bdev_reset_type type;
-		} reset;
 	} u;
 
 	/** Status for the IO */
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 4499c1fa74..feabb2af3c 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -912,7 +912,6 @@ spdk_bdev_flush(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 
 int
 spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
-		enum spdk_bdev_reset_type reset_type,
 		spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io;
@@ -928,7 +927,6 @@ spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 
 	bdev_io->ch = channel;
 	bdev_io->type = SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_RESET;
-	bdev_io->u.reset.type = reset_type;
 	spdk_bdev_io_init(bdev_io, bdev, cb_arg, cb);
 
 	rc = spdk_bdev_io_submit(bdev_io);
@@ -1006,10 +1004,8 @@ spdk_bdev_io_complete(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_bdev_io_status sta
 	if (bdev_io->type == SPDK_BDEV_IO_TYPE_RESET) {
 		/* Successful reset */
 		if (status == SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-			/* Increase the blockdev generation if it is a hard reset */
-			if (bdev_io->u.reset.type == SPDK_BDEV_RESET_HARD) {
-				bdev_io->bdev->gencnt++;
-			}
+			/* Increase the blockdev generation */
+			bdev_io->bdev->gencnt++;
 		}
 	} else {
 		/*
diff --git a/lib/bdev/error/vbdev_error.c b/lib/bdev/error/vbdev_error.c
index 3d7c43b332..5909e05522 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/error/vbdev_error.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/error/vbdev_error.c
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ vbdev_error_reset(struct vbdev_error_disk *error_disk, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev
 	 * since the spdk_bdev_io_complete() path that normally updates it will not execute
 	 * after we resubmit the I/O to the base_bdev.
 	 */
-	if (bdev_io->u.reset.type == SPDK_BDEV_RESET_HARD) {
-		error_disk->disk.gencnt++;
-	}
+	error_disk->disk.gencnt++;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c
index ff874ecce3..d0d9d60092 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ split_reset(struct split_disk *split_disk, struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 	 * since the spdk_bdev_io_complete() path that normally updates it will not execute
 	 * after we resubmit the I/O to the base_bdev.
 	 */
-	if (bdev_io->u.reset.type == SPDK_BDEV_RESET_HARD) {
-		split_disk->disk.gencnt++;
-	}
+	split_disk->disk.gencnt++;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c b/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c
index 4a2c9644bd..e42cf23776 100644
--- a/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c
+++ b/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev.c
@@ -1954,6 +1954,6 @@ spdk_bdev_scsi_execute(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_scsi_task *task)
 int
 spdk_bdev_scsi_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_scsi_task *task)
 {
-	return spdk_bdev_reset(bdev, task->ch, SPDK_BDEV_RESET_SOFT,
+	return spdk_bdev_reset(bdev, task->ch,
 			       spdk_bdev_scsi_task_complete_mgmt, task);
 }
diff --git a/test/lib/bdev/bdevio/bdevio.c b/test/lib/bdev/bdevio/bdevio.c
index 35b86a11ff..31c44cba57 100644
--- a/test/lib/bdev/bdevio/bdevio.c
+++ b/test/lib/bdev/bdevio/bdevio.c
@@ -656,11 +656,10 @@ static void
 __blockdev_reset(void *arg1, void *arg2)
 {
 	struct bdevio_request *req = arg1;
-	enum spdk_bdev_reset_type *reset_type = arg2;
 	struct io_target *target = req->target;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = spdk_bdev_reset(target->bdev, target->ch, *reset_type, quick_test_complete, NULL);
+	rc = spdk_bdev_reset(target->bdev, target->ch, quick_test_complete, NULL);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		g_completion_success = false;
 		wake_ut_thread();
@@ -668,7 +667,7 @@ __blockdev_reset(void *arg1, void *arg2)
 }
 
 static void
-blockdev_reset(struct io_target *target, enum spdk_bdev_reset_type reset_type)
+blockdev_reset(struct io_target *target)
 {
 	struct bdevio_request req;
 
@@ -676,7 +675,7 @@ blockdev_reset(struct io_target *target, enum spdk_bdev_reset_type reset_type)
 
 	g_completion_success = false;
 
-	execute_spdk_function(__blockdev_reset, &req, &reset_type);
+	execute_spdk_function(__blockdev_reset, &req, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -686,10 +685,7 @@ blockdev_test_reset(void)
 
 	target = g_io_targets;
 	while (target != NULL) {
-		blockdev_reset(target, SPDK_BDEV_RESET_HARD);
-		CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(g_completion_success, true);
-
-		blockdev_reset(target, SPDK_BDEV_RESET_SOFT);
+		blockdev_reset(target);
 		CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(g_completion_success, true);
 
 		target = target->next;
diff --git a/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c b/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
index ec78b25c06..9dbbd7a226 100644
--- a/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
+++ b/test/lib/bdev/bdevperf/bdevperf.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ reset_target(void *arg)
 	/* Do reset. */
 	rte_mempool_get(task_pool, (void **)&task);
 	task->target = target;
-	spdk_bdev_reset(target->bdev, target->ch, SPDK_BDEV_RESET_SOFT,
+	spdk_bdev_reset(target->bdev, target->ch,
 			reset_cb, task);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c b/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c
index cfb7349526..1ece298223 100644
--- a/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/scsi/scsi_bdev/scsi_bdev_ut.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ spdk_bdev_unmap(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
 
 int
 spdk_bdev_reset(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_io_channel *ch,
-		enum spdk_bdev_reset_type reset_type,
 		spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg)
 {
 	return 0;