diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 2b261e74e2c4..93fcb659f0d4 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -2400,7 +2400,6 @@ void mgmt_advertising_added(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			    u8 instance);
 void mgmt_advertising_removed(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			      u8 instance);
-void mgmt_adv_monitor_removed(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 handle);
 int mgmt_phy_configuration_changed(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sock *skip);
 void mgmt_adv_monitor_device_lost(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 handle,
 				  bdaddr_t *bdaddr, u8 addr_type);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 04845ff3ad57..aeda2e4557d5 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1877,10 +1877,8 @@ void hci_free_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor)
 	if (monitor->handle)
 		idr_remove(&hdev->adv_monitors_idr, monitor->handle);
 
-	if (monitor->state != ADV_MONITOR_STATE_NOT_REGISTERED) {
+	if (monitor->state != ADV_MONITOR_STATE_NOT_REGISTERED)
 		hdev->adv_monitors_cnt--;
-		mgmt_adv_monitor_removed(hdev, monitor->handle);
-	}
 
 	kfree(monitor);
 }
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 14a9462fced5..feaeec2423ae 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -5108,24 +5108,14 @@ static void mgmt_adv_monitor_added(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	mgmt_event(MGMT_EV_ADV_MONITOR_ADDED, hdev, &ev, sizeof(ev), sk);
 }
 
-void mgmt_adv_monitor_removed(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 handle)
+static void mgmt_adv_monitor_removed(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
+				     u16 handle)
 {
 	struct mgmt_ev_adv_monitor_removed ev;
-	struct mgmt_pending_cmd *cmd;
-	struct sock *sk_skip = NULL;
-	struct mgmt_cp_remove_adv_monitor *cp;
-
-	cmd = pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev);
-	if (cmd) {
-		cp = cmd->param;
-
-		if (cp->monitor_handle)
-			sk_skip = cmd->sk;
-	}
 
 	ev.monitor_handle = cpu_to_le16(handle);
 
-	mgmt_event(MGMT_EV_ADV_MONITOR_REMOVED, hdev, &ev, sizeof(ev), sk_skip);
+	mgmt_event(MGMT_EV_ADV_MONITOR_REMOVED, hdev, &ev, sizeof(ev), sk);
 }
 
 static int read_adv_mon_features(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
@@ -5227,8 +5217,7 @@ static int __add_adv_patterns_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	if (pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_LE, hdev) ||
 	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR_RSSI, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev)) {
+	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR_RSSI, hdev)) {
 		status = MGMT_STATUS_BUSY;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
@@ -5398,8 +5387,7 @@ static void mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	struct mgmt_pending_cmd *cmd = data;
 	struct mgmt_cp_remove_adv_monitor *cp;
 
-	if (status == -ECANCELED ||
-	    cmd != pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev))
+	if (status == -ECANCELED)
 		return;
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
@@ -5408,12 +5396,14 @@ static void mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	rp.monitor_handle = cp->monitor_handle;
 
-	if (!status)
+	if (!status) {
+		mgmt_adv_monitor_removed(cmd->sk, hdev, cp->monitor_handle);
 		hci_update_passive_scan(hdev);
+	}
 
 	mgmt_cmd_complete(cmd->sk, cmd->index, cmd->opcode,
 			  mgmt_status(status), &rp, sizeof(rp));
-	mgmt_pending_remove(cmd);
+	mgmt_pending_free(cmd);
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "remove monitor %d complete, status %d",
@@ -5423,10 +5413,6 @@ static void mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 static int mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 {
 	struct mgmt_pending_cmd *cmd = data;
-
-	if (cmd != pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev))
-		return -ECANCELED;
-
 	struct mgmt_cp_remove_adv_monitor *cp = cmd->param;
 	u16 handle = __le16_to_cpu(cp->monitor_handle);
 
@@ -5445,14 +5431,13 @@ static int remove_adv_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
 	if (pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_LE, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev) ||
 	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR, hdev) ||
 	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR_RSSI, hdev)) {
 		status = MGMT_STATUS_BUSY;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	cmd = mgmt_pending_add(sk, MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev, data, len);
+	cmd = mgmt_pending_new(sk, MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev, data, len);
 	if (!cmd) {
 		status = MGMT_STATUS_NO_RESOURCES;
 		goto unlock;
@@ -5462,7 +5447,7 @@ static int remove_adv_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 				  mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete);
 
 	if (err) {
-		mgmt_pending_remove(cmd);
+		mgmt_pending_free(cmd);
 
 		if (err == -ENOMEM)
 			status = MGMT_STATUS_NO_RESOURCES;