diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index 96843934dcbb..1cb7f5d79765 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ int btrfs_init_dev_replace(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, dev_root, &key, path, 0, 0);
 	if (ret) {
 no_valid_dev_replace_entry_found:
+		/*
+		 * We don't have a replace item or it's corrupted.  If there is
+		 * a replace target, fail the mount.
+		 */
+		if (btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices,
+				      BTRFS_DEV_REPLACE_DEVID, NULL, NULL, false)) {
+			btrfs_err(fs_info,
+			"found replace target device without a valid replace item");
+			ret = -EUCLEAN;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		ret = 0;
 		dev_replace->replace_state =
 			BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_NEVER_STARTED;
@@ -107,8 +118,19 @@ int btrfs_init_dev_replace(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_NEVER_STARTED:
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_FINISHED:
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_CANCELED:
-		dev_replace->srcdev = NULL;
-		dev_replace->tgtdev = NULL;
+		/*
+		 * We don't have an active replace item but if there is a
+		 * replace target, fail the mount.
+		 */
+		if (btrfs_find_device(fs_info->fs_devices,
+				      BTRFS_DEV_REPLACE_DEVID, NULL, NULL, false)) {
+			btrfs_err(fs_info,
+			"replace devid present without an active replace item");
+			ret = -EUCLEAN;
+		} else {
+			dev_replace->srcdev = NULL;
+			dev_replace->tgtdev = NULL;
+		}
 		break;
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_STARTED:
 	case BTRFS_IOCTL_DEV_REPLACE_STATE_SUSPENDED:
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 00e7816dc9a1..808c5985904e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1245,22 +1245,13 @@ void btrfs_free_extra_devids(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices, int step)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (device->devid == BTRFS_DEV_REPLACE_DEVID) {
-			/*
-			 * In the first step, keep the device which has
-			 * the correct fsid and the devid that is used
-			 * for the dev_replace procedure.
-			 * In the second step, the dev_replace state is
-			 * read from the device tree and it is known
-			 * whether the procedure is really active or
-			 * not, which means whether this device is
-			 * used or whether it should be removed.
-			 */
-			if (step == 0 || test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_REPLACE_TGT,
-						  &device->dev_state)) {
-				continue;
-			}
-		}
+		/*
+		 * We have already validated the presence of BTRFS_DEV_REPLACE_DEVID,
+		 * in btrfs_init_dev_replace() so just continue.
+		 */
+		if (device->devid == BTRFS_DEV_REPLACE_DEVID)
+			continue;
+
 		if (device->bdev) {
 			blkdev_put(device->bdev, device->mode);
 			device->bdev = NULL;
@@ -1269,9 +1260,6 @@ void btrfs_free_extra_devids(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices, int step)
 		if (test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_WRITEABLE, &device->dev_state)) {
 			list_del_init(&device->dev_alloc_list);
 			clear_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_WRITEABLE, &device->dev_state);
-			if (!test_bit(BTRFS_DEV_STATE_REPLACE_TGT,
-				      &device->dev_state))
-				fs_devices->rw_devices--;
 		}
 		list_del_init(&device->dev_list);
 		fs_devices->num_devices--;