diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index ac3885ce50..e54276dc1d 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -2329,7 +2329,6 @@ typedef struct NvmeDSMAIOCB {
     BlockAIOCB common;
     BlockAIOCB *aiocb;
     NvmeRequest *req;
-    QEMUBH *bh;
     int ret;
 
     NvmeDsmRange *range;
@@ -2351,7 +2350,7 @@ static void nvme_dsm_cancel(BlockAIOCB *aiocb)
     } else {
         /*
          * We only reach this if nvme_dsm_cancel() has already been called or
-         * the command ran to completion and nvme_dsm_bh is scheduled to run.
+         * the command ran to completion.
          */
         assert(iocb->idx == iocb->nr);
     }
@@ -2362,17 +2361,6 @@ static const AIOCBInfo nvme_dsm_aiocb_info = {
     .cancel_async = nvme_dsm_cancel,
 };
 
-static void nvme_dsm_bh(void *opaque)
-{
-    NvmeDSMAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
-
-    iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
-
-    qemu_bh_delete(iocb->bh);
-    iocb->bh = NULL;
-    qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
-}
-
 static void nvme_dsm_cb(void *opaque, int ret);
 
 static void nvme_dsm_md_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -2384,16 +2372,10 @@ static void nvme_dsm_md_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     uint64_t slba;
     uint32_t nlb;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        iocb->ret = ret;
+    if (ret < 0 || iocb->ret < 0 || !ns->lbaf.ms) {
         goto done;
     }
 
-    if (!ns->lbaf.ms) {
-        nvme_dsm_cb(iocb, 0);
-        return;
-    }
-
     range = &iocb->range[iocb->idx - 1];
     slba = le64_to_cpu(range->slba);
     nlb = le32_to_cpu(range->nlb);
@@ -2406,7 +2388,6 @@ static void nvme_dsm_md_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     ret = nvme_block_status_all(ns, slba, nlb, BDRV_BLOCK_ZERO);
     if (ret) {
         if (ret < 0) {
-            iocb->ret = ret;
             goto done;
         }
 
@@ -2420,8 +2401,7 @@ static void nvme_dsm_md_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     return;
 
 done:
-    iocb->aiocb = NULL;
-    qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
+    nvme_dsm_cb(iocb, ret);
 }
 
 static void nvme_dsm_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -2434,7 +2414,9 @@ static void nvme_dsm_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     uint64_t slba;
     uint32_t nlb;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    if (iocb->ret < 0) {
+        goto done;
+    } else if (ret < 0) {
         iocb->ret = ret;
         goto done;
     }
@@ -2468,7 +2450,8 @@ next:
 
 done:
     iocb->aiocb = NULL;
-    qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
+    iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
+    qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
 }
 
 static uint16_t nvme_dsm(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
@@ -2486,7 +2469,6 @@ static uint16_t nvme_dsm(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
                                          nvme_misc_cb, req);
 
         iocb->req = req;
-        iocb->bh = qemu_bh_new(nvme_dsm_bh, iocb);
         iocb->ret = 0;
         iocb->range = g_new(NvmeDsmRange, nr);
         iocb->nr = nr;
@@ -2570,7 +2552,6 @@ typedef struct NvmeCopyAIOCB {
     BlockAIOCB common;
     BlockAIOCB *aiocb;
     NvmeRequest *req;
-    QEMUBH *bh;
     int ret;
 
     void *ranges;
@@ -2608,9 +2589,8 @@ static const AIOCBInfo nvme_copy_aiocb_info = {
     .cancel_async = nvme_copy_cancel,
 };
 
-static void nvme_copy_bh(void *opaque)
+static void nvme_copy_done(NvmeCopyAIOCB *iocb)
 {
-    NvmeCopyAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
     NvmeRequest *req = iocb->req;
     NvmeNamespace *ns = req->ns;
     BlockAcctStats *stats = blk_get_stats(ns->blkconf.blk);
@@ -2622,9 +2602,6 @@ static void nvme_copy_bh(void *opaque)
     qemu_iovec_destroy(&iocb->iov);
     g_free(iocb->bounce);
 
-    qemu_bh_delete(iocb->bh);
-    iocb->bh = NULL;
-
     if (iocb->ret < 0) {
         block_acct_failed(stats, &iocb->acct.read);
         block_acct_failed(stats, &iocb->acct.write);
@@ -2637,7 +2614,7 @@ static void nvme_copy_bh(void *opaque)
     qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
 }
 
-static void nvme_copy_cb(void *opaque, int ret);
+static void nvme_do_copy(NvmeCopyAIOCB *iocb);
 
 static void nvme_copy_source_range_parse_format0(void *ranges, int idx,
                                                  uint64_t *slba, uint32_t *nlb,
@@ -2749,7 +2726,7 @@ static void nvme_copy_out_completed_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     iocb->idx++;
     iocb->slba += nlb;
 out:
-    nvme_copy_cb(iocb, iocb->ret);
+    nvme_do_copy(iocb);
 }
 
 static void nvme_copy_out_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -2761,16 +2738,8 @@ static void nvme_copy_out_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     size_t mlen;
     uint8_t *mbounce;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        iocb->ret = ret;
+    if (ret < 0 || iocb->ret < 0 || !ns->lbaf.ms) {
         goto out;
-    } else if (iocb->ret < 0) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    if (!ns->lbaf.ms) {
-        nvme_copy_out_completed_cb(iocb, 0);
-        return;
     }
 
     nvme_copy_source_range_parse(iocb->ranges, iocb->idx, iocb->format, NULL,
@@ -2789,7 +2758,7 @@ static void nvme_copy_out_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     return;
 
 out:
-    nvme_copy_cb(iocb, ret);
+    nvme_copy_out_completed_cb(iocb, ret);
 }
 
 static void nvme_copy_in_completed_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -2883,15 +2852,9 @@ static void nvme_copy_in_completed_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 
 invalid:
     req->status = status;
-    iocb->aiocb = NULL;
-    if (iocb->bh) {
-        qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
-    }
-
-    return;
-
+    iocb->ret = -1;
 out:
-    nvme_copy_cb(iocb, ret);
+    nvme_do_copy(iocb);
 }
 
 static void nvme_copy_in_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -2902,16 +2865,8 @@ static void nvme_copy_in_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     uint64_t slba;
     uint32_t nlb;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        iocb->ret = ret;
+    if (ret < 0 || iocb->ret < 0 || !ns->lbaf.ms) {
         goto out;
-    } else if (iocb->ret < 0) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    if (!ns->lbaf.ms) {
-        nvme_copy_in_completed_cb(iocb, 0);
-        return;
     }
 
     nvme_copy_source_range_parse(iocb->ranges, iocb->idx, iocb->format, &slba,
@@ -2927,12 +2882,11 @@ static void nvme_copy_in_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     return;
 
 out:
-    nvme_copy_cb(iocb, iocb->ret);
+    nvme_copy_in_completed_cb(iocb, ret);
 }
 
-static void nvme_copy_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
+static void nvme_do_copy(NvmeCopyAIOCB *iocb)
 {
-    NvmeCopyAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
     NvmeRequest *req = iocb->req;
     NvmeNamespace *ns = req->ns;
     uint64_t slba;
@@ -2940,10 +2894,7 @@ static void nvme_copy_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     size_t len;
     uint16_t status;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        iocb->ret = ret;
-        goto done;
-    } else if (iocb->ret < 0) {
+    if (iocb->ret < 0) {
         goto done;
     }
 
@@ -2990,14 +2941,11 @@ static void nvme_copy_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 
 invalid:
     req->status = status;
+    iocb->ret = -1;
 done:
-    iocb->aiocb = NULL;
-    if (iocb->bh) {
-        qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
-    }
+    nvme_copy_done(iocb);
 }
 
-
 static uint16_t nvme_copy(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 {
     NvmeNamespace *ns = req->ns;
@@ -3067,7 +3015,6 @@ static uint16_t nvme_copy(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     }
 
     iocb->req = req;
-    iocb->bh = qemu_bh_new(nvme_copy_bh, iocb);
     iocb->ret = 0;
     iocb->nr = nr;
     iocb->idx = 0;
@@ -3084,7 +3031,7 @@ static uint16_t nvme_copy(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
                      BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
 
     req->aiocb = &iocb->common;
-    nvme_copy_cb(iocb, 0);
+    nvme_do_copy(iocb);
 
     return NVME_NO_COMPLETE;
 
@@ -3160,7 +3107,6 @@ typedef struct NvmeFlushAIOCB {
     BlockAIOCB common;
     BlockAIOCB *aiocb;
     NvmeRequest *req;
-    QEMUBH *bh;
     int ret;
 
     NvmeNamespace *ns;
@@ -3176,6 +3122,7 @@ static void nvme_flush_cancel(BlockAIOCB *acb)
 
     if (iocb->aiocb) {
         blk_aio_cancel_async(iocb->aiocb);
+        iocb->aiocb = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -3185,6 +3132,8 @@ static const AIOCBInfo nvme_flush_aiocb_info = {
     .get_aio_context = nvme_get_aio_context,
 };
 
+static void nvme_do_flush(NvmeFlushAIOCB *iocb);
+
 static void nvme_flush_ns_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 {
     NvmeFlushAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
@@ -3206,13 +3155,11 @@ static void nvme_flush_ns_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     }
 
 out:
-    iocb->aiocb = NULL;
-    qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
+    nvme_do_flush(iocb);
 }
 
-static void nvme_flush_bh(void *opaque)
+static void nvme_do_flush(NvmeFlushAIOCB *iocb)
 {
-    NvmeFlushAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
     NvmeRequest *req = iocb->req;
     NvmeCtrl *n = nvme_ctrl(req);
     int i;
@@ -3239,14 +3186,8 @@ static void nvme_flush_bh(void *opaque)
     return;
 
 done:
-    qemu_bh_delete(iocb->bh);
-    iocb->bh = NULL;
-
     iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
-
     qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
-
-    return;
 }
 
 static uint16_t nvme_flush(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
@@ -3258,7 +3199,6 @@ static uint16_t nvme_flush(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     iocb = qemu_aio_get(&nvme_flush_aiocb_info, NULL, nvme_misc_cb, req);
 
     iocb->req = req;
-    iocb->bh = qemu_bh_new(nvme_flush_bh, iocb);
     iocb->ret = 0;
     iocb->ns = NULL;
     iocb->nsid = 0;
@@ -3280,13 +3220,11 @@ static uint16_t nvme_flush(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     }
 
     req->aiocb = &iocb->common;
-    qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
+    nvme_do_flush(iocb);
 
     return NVME_NO_COMPLETE;
 
 out:
-    qemu_bh_delete(iocb->bh);
-    iocb->bh = NULL;
     qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
 
     return status;
@@ -3721,7 +3659,6 @@ typedef struct NvmeZoneResetAIOCB {
     BlockAIOCB common;
     BlockAIOCB *aiocb;
     NvmeRequest *req;
-    QEMUBH *bh;
     int ret;
 
     bool all;
@@ -3750,17 +3687,6 @@ static const AIOCBInfo nvme_zone_reset_aiocb_info = {
     .cancel_async = nvme_zone_reset_cancel,
 };
 
-static void nvme_zone_reset_bh(void *opaque)
-{
-    NvmeZoneResetAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
-
-    iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
-
-    qemu_bh_delete(iocb->bh);
-    iocb->bh = NULL;
-    qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
-}
-
 static void nvme_zone_reset_cb(void *opaque, int ret);
 
 static void nvme_zone_reset_epilogue_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -3771,14 +3697,8 @@ static void nvme_zone_reset_epilogue_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     int64_t moff;
     int count;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        nvme_zone_reset_cb(iocb, ret);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!ns->lbaf.ms) {
-        nvme_zone_reset_cb(iocb, 0);
-        return;
+    if (ret < 0 || iocb->ret < 0 || !ns->lbaf.ms) {
+        goto out;
     }
 
     moff = nvme_moff(ns, iocb->zone->d.zslba);
@@ -3788,6 +3708,9 @@ static void nvme_zone_reset_epilogue_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
                                         BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP,
                                         nvme_zone_reset_cb, iocb);
     return;
+
+out:
+    nvme_zone_reset_cb(iocb, ret);
 }
 
 static void nvme_zone_reset_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
@@ -3796,7 +3719,9 @@ static void nvme_zone_reset_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     NvmeRequest *req = iocb->req;
     NvmeNamespace *ns = req->ns;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    if (iocb->ret < 0) {
+        goto done;
+    } else if (ret < 0) {
         iocb->ret = ret;
         goto done;
     }
@@ -3844,9 +3769,9 @@ static void nvme_zone_reset_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 
 done:
     iocb->aiocb = NULL;
-    if (iocb->bh) {
-        qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
-    }
+
+    iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
+    qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
 }
 
 static uint16_t nvme_zone_mgmt_send_zrwa_flush(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeZone *zone,
@@ -3951,7 +3876,6 @@ static uint16_t nvme_zone_mgmt_send(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
                            nvme_misc_cb, req);
 
         iocb->req = req;
-        iocb->bh = qemu_bh_new(nvme_zone_reset_bh, iocb);
         iocb->ret = 0;
         iocb->all = all;
         iocb->idx = zone_idx;
@@ -5741,7 +5665,6 @@ static uint16_t nvme_ns_attachment(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
 typedef struct NvmeFormatAIOCB {
     BlockAIOCB common;
     BlockAIOCB *aiocb;
-    QEMUBH *bh;
     NvmeRequest *req;
     int ret;
 
@@ -5756,14 +5679,15 @@ typedef struct NvmeFormatAIOCB {
     uint8_t pil;
 } NvmeFormatAIOCB;
 
-static void nvme_format_bh(void *opaque);
-
 static void nvme_format_cancel(BlockAIOCB *aiocb)
 {
     NvmeFormatAIOCB *iocb = container_of(aiocb, NvmeFormatAIOCB, common);
 
+    iocb->ret = -ECANCELED;
+
     if (iocb->aiocb) {
         blk_aio_cancel_async(iocb->aiocb);
+        iocb->aiocb = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -5787,13 +5711,17 @@ static void nvme_format_set(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t lbaf, uint8_t mset,
     nvme_ns_init_format(ns);
 }
 
+static void nvme_do_format(NvmeFormatAIOCB *iocb);
+
 static void nvme_format_ns_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 {
     NvmeFormatAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
     NvmeNamespace *ns = iocb->ns;
     int bytes;
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
+    if (iocb->ret < 0) {
+        goto done;
+    } else if (ret < 0) {
         iocb->ret = ret;
         goto done;
     }
@@ -5817,8 +5745,7 @@ static void nvme_format_ns_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     iocb->offset = 0;
 
 done:
-    iocb->aiocb = NULL;
-    qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
+    nvme_do_format(iocb);
 }
 
 static uint16_t nvme_format_check(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t lbaf, uint8_t pi)
@@ -5842,9 +5769,8 @@ static uint16_t nvme_format_check(NvmeNamespace *ns, uint8_t lbaf, uint8_t pi)
     return NVME_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void nvme_format_bh(void *opaque)
+static void nvme_do_format(NvmeFormatAIOCB *iocb)
 {
-    NvmeFormatAIOCB *iocb = opaque;
     NvmeRequest *req = iocb->req;
     NvmeCtrl *n = nvme_ctrl(req);
     uint32_t dw10 = le32_to_cpu(req->cmd.cdw10);
@@ -5882,11 +5808,7 @@ static void nvme_format_bh(void *opaque)
     return;
 
 done:
-    qemu_bh_delete(iocb->bh);
-    iocb->bh = NULL;
-
     iocb->common.cb(iocb->common.opaque, iocb->ret);
-
     qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
 }
 
@@ -5905,7 +5827,6 @@ static uint16_t nvme_format(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     iocb = qemu_aio_get(&nvme_format_aiocb_info, NULL, nvme_misc_cb, req);
 
     iocb->req = req;
-    iocb->bh = qemu_bh_new(nvme_format_bh, iocb);
     iocb->ret = 0;
     iocb->ns = NULL;
     iocb->nsid = 0;
@@ -5934,14 +5855,13 @@ static uint16_t nvme_format(NvmeCtrl *n, NvmeRequest *req)
     }
 
     req->aiocb = &iocb->common;
-    qemu_bh_schedule(iocb->bh);
+    nvme_do_format(iocb);
 
     return NVME_NO_COMPLETE;
 
 out:
-    qemu_bh_delete(iocb->bh);
-    iocb->bh = NULL;
     qemu_aio_unref(iocb);
+
     return status;
 }