diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
index 8197ba8d401d..86653aa9b389 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc.h
@@ -1153,8 +1153,6 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 	uint32_t cfg_nvme_seg_cnt;
 	uint32_t cfg_scsi_seg_cnt;
 	uint32_t cfg_sg_dma_buf_size;
-	uint64_t cfg_soft_wwnn;
-	uint64_t cfg_soft_wwpn;
 	uint32_t cfg_hba_queue_depth;
 	uint32_t cfg_enable_hba_reset;
 	uint32_t cfg_enable_hba_heartbeat;
@@ -1286,7 +1284,6 @@ struct lpfc_hba {
 #define VPD_PORT            0x8         /* valid vpd port data */
 #define VPD_MASK            0xf         /* mask for any vpd data */
 
-	uint8_t soft_wwn_enable;
 
 	struct timer_list fcp_poll_timer;
 	struct timer_list eratt_poll;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index bac78fbce8d6..ff99f7cdbefa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -2835,7 +2835,6 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(lpfc_xlane_supported, S_IRUGO, lpfc_oas_supported_show,
 		   NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(cmf_info, 0444, lpfc_cmf_info_show, NULL);
 
-static char *lpfc_soft_wwn_key = "C99G71SL8032A";
 #define WWN_SZ 8
 /**
  * lpfc_wwn_set - Convert string to the 8 byte WWN value.
@@ -2879,229 +2878,7 @@ lpfc_wwn_set(const char *buf, size_t cnt, char wwn[])
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-/**
- * lpfc_soft_wwn_enable_store - Allows setting of the wwn if the key is valid
- * @dev: class device that is converted into a Scsi_host.
- * @attr: device attribute, not used.
- * @buf: containing the string lpfc_soft_wwn_key.
- * @count: must be size of lpfc_soft_wwn_key.
- *
- * Returns:
- * -EINVAL if the buffer does not contain lpfc_soft_wwn_key
- * length of buf indicates success
- **/
-static ssize_t
-lpfc_soft_wwn_enable_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-			   const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	struct Scsi_Host  *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
-	struct lpfc_vport *vport = (struct lpfc_vport *) shost->hostdata;
-	struct lpfc_hba   *phba = vport->phba;
-	unsigned int cnt = count;
-	uint8_t vvvl = vport->fc_sparam.cmn.valid_vendor_ver_level;
-	u32 *fawwpn_key = (uint32_t *)&vport->fc_sparam.un.vendorVersion[0];
-
-	/*
-	 * We're doing a simple sanity check for soft_wwpn setting.
-	 * We require that the user write a specific key to enable
-	 * the soft_wwpn attribute to be settable. Once the attribute
-	 * is written, the enable key resets. If further updates are
-	 * desired, the key must be written again to re-enable the
-	 * attribute.
-	 *
-	 * The "key" is not secret - it is a hardcoded string shown
-	 * here. The intent is to protect against the random user or
-	 * application that is just writing attributes.
-	 */
-	if (vvvl == 1 && cpu_to_be32(*fawwpn_key) == FAPWWN_KEY_VENDOR) {
-		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
-				"0051 lpfc soft wwpn can not be enabled: "
-				"fawwpn is enabled\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* count may include a LF at end of string */
-	if (buf[cnt-1] == '\n')
-		cnt--;
-
-	if ((cnt != strlen(lpfc_soft_wwn_key)) ||
-	    (strncmp(buf, lpfc_soft_wwn_key, strlen(lpfc_soft_wwn_key)) != 0))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	phba->soft_wwn_enable = 1;
-
-	dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &phba->pcidev->dev,
-		   "lpfc%d: soft_wwpn assignment has been enabled.\n",
-		   phba->brd_no);
-	dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &phba->pcidev->dev,
-		   "  The soft_wwpn feature is not supported by Broadcom.");
-
-	return count;
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(lpfc_soft_wwn_enable);
-
-/**
- * lpfc_soft_wwpn_show - Return the cfg soft ww port name of the adapter
- * @dev: class device that is converted into a Scsi_host.
- * @attr: device attribute, not used.
- * @buf: on return contains the wwpn in hexadecimal.
- *
- * Returns: size of formatted string.
- **/
-static ssize_t
-lpfc_soft_wwpn_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-		    char *buf)
-{
-	struct Scsi_Host  *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
-	struct lpfc_vport *vport = (struct lpfc_vport *) shost->hostdata;
-	struct lpfc_hba   *phba = vport->phba;
-
-	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%llx\n",
-			(unsigned long long)phba->cfg_soft_wwpn);
-}
-
-/**
- * lpfc_soft_wwpn_store - Set the ww port name of the adapter
- * @dev: class device that is converted into a Scsi_host.
- * @attr: device attribute, not used.
- * @buf: contains the wwpn in hexadecimal.
- * @count: number of wwpn bytes in buf
- *
- * Returns:
- * -EACCES hba reset not enabled, adapter over temp
- * -EINVAL soft wwn not enabled, count is invalid, invalid wwpn byte invalid
- * -EIO error taking adapter offline or online
- * value of count on success
- **/
-static ssize_t
-lpfc_soft_wwpn_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-		     const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	struct Scsi_Host  *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
-	struct lpfc_vport *vport = (struct lpfc_vport *) shost->hostdata;
-	struct lpfc_hba   *phba = vport->phba;
-	struct completion online_compl;
-	int stat1 = 0, stat2 = 0;
-	unsigned int cnt = count;
-	u8 wwpn[WWN_SZ];
-	int rc;
-
-	if (!phba->cfg_enable_hba_reset)
-		return -EACCES;
-	spin_lock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
-	if (phba->over_temp_state == HBA_OVER_TEMP) {
-		spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
-		return -EACCES;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&phba->hbalock);
-	/* count may include a LF at end of string */
-	if (buf[cnt-1] == '\n')
-		cnt--;
-
-	if (!phba->soft_wwn_enable)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* lock setting wwpn, wwnn down */
-	phba->soft_wwn_enable = 0;
-
-	rc = lpfc_wwn_set(buf, cnt, wwpn);
-	if (rc) {
-		/* not able to set wwpn, unlock it */
-		phba->soft_wwn_enable = 1;
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	phba->cfg_soft_wwpn = wwn_to_u64(wwpn);
-	fc_host_port_name(shost) = phba->cfg_soft_wwpn;
-	if (phba->cfg_soft_wwnn)
-		fc_host_node_name(shost) = phba->cfg_soft_wwnn;
-
-	dev_printk(KERN_NOTICE, &phba->pcidev->dev,
-		   "lpfc%d: Reinitializing to use soft_wwpn\n", phba->brd_no);
-
-	stat1 = lpfc_do_offline(phba, LPFC_EVT_OFFLINE);
-	if (stat1)
-		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
-				"0463 lpfc_soft_wwpn attribute set failed to "
-				"reinit adapter - %d\n", stat1);
-	init_completion(&online_compl);
-	rc = lpfc_workq_post_event(phba, &stat2, &online_compl,
-				   LPFC_EVT_ONLINE);
-	if (rc == 0)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	wait_for_completion(&online_compl);
-	if (stat2)
-		lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_INIT,
-				"0464 lpfc_soft_wwpn attribute set failed to "
-				"reinit adapter - %d\n", stat2);
-	return (stat1 || stat2) ? -EIO : count;
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(lpfc_soft_wwpn);
-
-/**
- * lpfc_soft_wwnn_show - Return the cfg soft ww node name for the adapter
- * @dev: class device that is converted into a Scsi_host.
- * @attr: device attribute, not used.
- * @buf: on return contains the wwnn in hexadecimal.
- *
- * Returns: size of formatted string.
- **/
-static ssize_t
-lpfc_soft_wwnn_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-		    char *buf)
-{
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
-	struct lpfc_hba *phba = ((struct lpfc_vport *)shost->hostdata)->phba;
-	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%llx\n",
-			(unsigned long long)phba->cfg_soft_wwnn);
-}
-
-/**
- * lpfc_soft_wwnn_store - sets the ww node name of the adapter
- * @dev: class device that is converted into a Scsi_host.
- * @attr: device attribute, not used.
- * @buf: contains the ww node name in hexadecimal.
- * @count: number of wwnn bytes in buf.
- *
- * Returns:
- * -EINVAL soft wwn not enabled, count is invalid, invalid wwnn byte invalid
- * value of count on success
- **/
-static ssize_t
-lpfc_soft_wwnn_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-		     const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	struct Scsi_Host *shost = class_to_shost(dev);
-	struct lpfc_hba *phba = ((struct lpfc_vport *)shost->hostdata)->phba;
-	unsigned int cnt = count;
-	u8 wwnn[WWN_SZ];
-	int rc;
-
-	/* count may include a LF at end of string */
-	if (buf[cnt-1] == '\n')
-		cnt--;
-
-	if (!phba->soft_wwn_enable)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	rc = lpfc_wwn_set(buf, cnt, wwnn);
-	if (rc) {
-		/* Allow wwnn to be set many times, as long as the enable
-		 * is set. However, once the wwpn is set, everything locks.
-		 */
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	phba->cfg_soft_wwnn = wwn_to_u64(wwnn);
-
-	dev_printk(KERN_NOTICE, &phba->pcidev->dev,
-		   "lpfc%d: soft_wwnn set. Value will take effect upon "
-		   "setting of the soft_wwpn\n", phba->brd_no);
-
-	return count;
-}
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(lpfc_soft_wwnn);
 
 /**
  * lpfc_oas_tgt_show - Return wwpn of target whose luns maybe enabled for
@@ -6495,9 +6272,6 @@ static struct attribute *lpfc_hba_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_lpfc_nvme_enable_fb.attr,
 	&dev_attr_lpfc_nvmet_fb_size.attr,
 	&dev_attr_lpfc_enable_bg.attr,
-	&dev_attr_lpfc_soft_wwnn.attr,
-	&dev_attr_lpfc_soft_wwpn.attr,
-	&dev_attr_lpfc_soft_wwn_enable.attr,
 	&dev_attr_lpfc_enable_hba_reset.attr,
 	&dev_attr_lpfc_enable_hba_heartbeat.attr,
 	&dev_attr_lpfc_EnableXLane.attr,
@@ -7727,8 +7501,6 @@ lpfc_get_cfgparam(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	    phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
 		phba->cfg_irq_chann = phba->cfg_hdw_queue;
 
-	phba->cfg_soft_wwnn = 0L;
-	phba->cfg_soft_wwpn = 0L;
 	lpfc_sg_seg_cnt_init(phba, lpfc_sg_seg_cnt);
 	lpfc_hba_queue_depth_init(phba, lpfc_hba_queue_depth);
 	lpfc_aer_support_init(phba, lpfc_aer_support);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index 6e247b6be7de..eed6464bd880 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ lpfc_dump_wakeup_param_cmpl(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmboxq)
 
 /**
  * lpfc_update_vport_wwn - Updates the fc_nodename, fc_portname,
- *	cfg_soft_wwnn, cfg_soft_wwpn
  * @vport: pointer to lpfc vport data structure.
  *
  *
@@ -353,19 +352,11 @@ lpfc_update_vport_wwn(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 	uint8_t vvvl = vport->fc_sparam.cmn.valid_vendor_ver_level;
 	u32 *fawwpn_key = (u32 *)&vport->fc_sparam.un.vendorVersion[0];
 
-	/* If the soft name exists then update it using the service params */
-	if (vport->phba->cfg_soft_wwnn)
-		u64_to_wwn(vport->phba->cfg_soft_wwnn,
-			   vport->fc_sparam.nodeName.u.wwn);
-	if (vport->phba->cfg_soft_wwpn)
-		u64_to_wwn(vport->phba->cfg_soft_wwpn,
-			   vport->fc_sparam.portName.u.wwn);
-
 	/*
 	 * If the name is empty or there exists a soft name
 	 * then copy the service params name, otherwise use the fc name
 	 */
-	if (vport->fc_nodename.u.wwn[0] == 0 || vport->phba->cfg_soft_wwnn)
+	if (vport->fc_nodename.u.wwn[0] == 0)
 		memcpy(&vport->fc_nodename, &vport->fc_sparam.nodeName,
 			sizeof(struct lpfc_name));
 	else
@@ -382,7 +373,6 @@ lpfc_update_vport_wwn(struct lpfc_vport *vport)
 		vport->vport_flag |= FAWWPN_PARAM_CHG;
 
 	if (vport->fc_portname.u.wwn[0] == 0 ||
-	    vport->phba->cfg_soft_wwpn ||
 	    (vvvl == 1 && cpu_to_be32(*fawwpn_key) == FAPWWN_KEY_VENDOR) ||
 	    vport->vport_flag & FAWWPN_SET) {
 		memcpy(&vport->fc_portname, &vport->fc_sparam.portName,
