4 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 579149d0ea34..5b1fdcadd469 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ static inline void wdev_unlock(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
         mutex_unlock(&wdev->mtx);
 }
 
-#define ASSERT_RDEV_LOCK(rdev) ASSERT_RTNL()
 #define ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK(wdev) lockdep_assert_held(&(wdev)->mtx)
 
 static inline bool cfg80211_has_monitors_only(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index f04d4c32e96e..acdcb4a81817 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ static int cfg80211_conn_scan(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
         int n_channels, err;
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
-        ASSERT_RDEV_LOCK(rdev);
         ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK(wdev);
 
         if (rdev->scan_req || rdev->scan_msg)
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index dadc934d987f..39fc1d70da69 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -838,7 +838,6 @@ void cfg80211_process_rdev_events(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
         struct wireless_dev *wdev;
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
-        ASSERT_RDEV_LOCK(rdev);
 
         list_for_each_entry(wdev, &rdev->wdev_list, list)
                 cfg80211_process_wdev_events(wdev);
@@ -851,7 +850,7 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
         int err;
         enum nl80211_iftype otype = dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype;
 
-        ASSERT_RDEV_LOCK(rdev);
+        ASSERT_RTNL();
 
         /* don't support changing VLANs, you just re-create them */
         if (otype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
index 14c9a2583ba0..86c331a65664 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int cfg80211_mgd_wext_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
         const u8 *prev_bssid = NULL;
         int err, i;
 
-        ASSERT_RDEV_LOCK(rdev);
+        ASSERT_RTNL();
         ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK(wdev);
 
         if (!netif_running(wdev->netdev))