diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/crdump.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/crdump.c
index 82a07a31cde7..ac5468b77488 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/crdump.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/crdump.c
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ int mlx4_crdump_init(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 
 	/* Create cr-space region */
 	crdump->region_crspace =
-		devl_region_create(devlink,
-				   &region_cr_space_ops,
-				   MAX_NUM_OF_DUMPS_TO_STORE,
-				   pci_resource_len(pdev, 0));
+		devlink_region_create(devlink,
+				      &region_cr_space_ops,
+				      MAX_NUM_OF_DUMPS_TO_STORE,
+				      pci_resource_len(pdev, 0));
 	if (IS_ERR(crdump->region_crspace))
 		mlx4_warn(dev, "crdump: create devlink region %s err %ld\n",
 			  region_cr_space_str,
@@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ int mlx4_crdump_init(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 
 	/* Create fw-health region */
 	crdump->region_fw_health =
-		devl_region_create(devlink,
-				   &region_fw_health_ops,
-				   MAX_NUM_OF_DUMPS_TO_STORE,
-				   HEALTH_BUFFER_SIZE);
+		devlink_region_create(devlink,
+				      &region_fw_health_ops,
+				      MAX_NUM_OF_DUMPS_TO_STORE,
+				      HEALTH_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	if (IS_ERR(crdump->region_fw_health))
 		mlx4_warn(dev, "crdump: create devlink region %s err %ld\n",
 			  region_fw_health_str,
@@ -253,6 +253,6 @@ void mlx4_crdump_end(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx4_fw_crdump *crdump = &dev->persist->crdump;
 
-	devl_region_destroy(crdump->region_fw_health);
-	devl_region_destroy(crdump->region_crspace);
+	devlink_region_destroy(crdump->region_fw_health);
+	devlink_region_destroy(crdump->region_crspace);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index cd3debc9921a..a5c69888dfa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -557,15 +557,15 @@ static int nsim_dev_dummy_region_init(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 				      struct devlink *devlink)
 {
 	nsim_dev->dummy_region =
-		devl_region_create(devlink, &dummy_region_ops,
-				   NSIM_DEV_DUMMY_REGION_SNAPSHOT_MAX,
-				   NSIM_DEV_DUMMY_REGION_SIZE);
+		devlink_region_create(devlink, &dummy_region_ops,
+				      NSIM_DEV_DUMMY_REGION_SNAPSHOT_MAX,
+				      NSIM_DEV_DUMMY_REGION_SIZE);
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(nsim_dev->dummy_region);
 }
 
 static void nsim_dev_dummy_region_exit(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 {
-	devl_region_destroy(nsim_dev->dummy_region);
+	devlink_region_destroy(nsim_dev->dummy_region);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index bc7c423891c2..e8e7eb386acc 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1692,10 +1692,6 @@ int devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(struct devlink *devlink, u32 param_id,
 int devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(struct devlink *devlink, u32 param_id,
 				       union devlink_param_value init_val);
 void devlink_param_value_changed(struct devlink *devlink, u32 param_id);
-struct devlink_region *devl_region_create(struct devlink *devlink,
-					  const struct devlink_region_ops *ops,
-					  u32 region_max_snapshots,
-					  u64 region_size);
 struct devlink_region *
 devlink_region_create(struct devlink *devlink,
 		      const struct devlink_region_ops *ops,
@@ -1704,7 +1700,6 @@ struct devlink_region *
 devlink_port_region_create(struct devlink_port *port,
 			   const struct devlink_port_region_ops *ops,
 			   u32 region_max_snapshots, u64 region_size);
-void devl_region_destroy(struct devlink_region *region);
 void devlink_region_destroy(struct devlink_region *region);
 void devlink_port_region_destroy(struct devlink_region *region);
 
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index a9b31a05d611..988476f44900 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -5765,8 +5765,7 @@ static void devlink_nl_region_notify(struct devlink_region *region,
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 
 	WARN_ON(cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_REGION_NEW && cmd != DEVLINK_CMD_REGION_DEL);
-	if (!xa_get_mark(&devlinks, devlink->index, DEVLINK_REGISTERED))
-		return;
+	ASSERT_DEVLINK_REGISTERED(devlink);
 
 	msg = devlink_nl_region_notify_build(region, snapshot, cmd, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(msg))
@@ -11204,21 +11203,22 @@ void devlink_param_value_changed(struct devlink *devlink, u32 param_id)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_param_value_changed);
 
 /**
- * devl_region_create - create a new address region
+ * devlink_region_create - create a new address region
  *
  * @devlink: devlink
  * @ops: region operations and name
  * @region_max_snapshots: Maximum supported number of snapshots for region
  * @region_size: size of region
  */
-struct devlink_region *devl_region_create(struct devlink *devlink,
-					  const struct devlink_region_ops *ops,
-					  u32 region_max_snapshots,
-					  u64 region_size)
+struct devlink_region *
+devlink_region_create(struct devlink *devlink,
+		      const struct devlink_region_ops *ops,
+		      u32 region_max_snapshots,
+		      u64 region_size)
 {
 	struct devlink_region *region;
 
-	devl_assert_locked(devlink);
+	ASSERT_DEVLINK_NOT_REGISTERED(devlink);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!ops) || WARN_ON(!ops->destructor))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -11237,35 +11237,9 @@ struct devlink_region *devl_region_create(struct devlink *devlink,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&region->snapshot_list);
 	mutex_init(&region->snapshot_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&region->list, &devlink->region_list);
-	devlink_nl_region_notify(region, NULL, DEVLINK_CMD_REGION_NEW);
 
 	return region;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devl_region_create);
-
-/**
- *	devlink_region_create - create a new address region
- *
- *	@devlink: devlink
- *	@ops: region operations and name
- *	@region_max_snapshots: Maximum supported number of snapshots for region
- *	@region_size: size of region
- *
- *	Context: Takes and release devlink->lock <mutex>.
- */
-struct devlink_region *
-devlink_region_create(struct devlink *devlink,
-		      const struct devlink_region_ops *ops,
-		      u32 region_max_snapshots, u64 region_size)
-{
-	struct devlink_region *region;
-
-	devl_lock(devlink);
-	region = devl_region_create(devlink, ops, region_max_snapshots,
-				    region_size);
-	devl_unlock(devlink);
-	return region;
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_region_create);
 
 /**
@@ -11275,8 +11249,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_region_create);
  *	@ops: region operations and name
  *	@region_max_snapshots: Maximum supported number of snapshots for region
  *	@region_size: size of region
- *
- *	Context: Takes and release devlink->lock <mutex>.
  */
 struct devlink_region *
 devlink_port_region_create(struct devlink_port *port,
@@ -11288,6 +11260,7 @@ devlink_port_region_create(struct devlink_port *port,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	ASSERT_DEVLINK_PORT_INITIALIZED(port);
+	ASSERT_DEVLINK_PORT_NOT_REGISTERED(port);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!ops) || WARN_ON(!ops->destructor))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -11313,7 +11286,6 @@ devlink_port_region_create(struct devlink_port *port,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&region->snapshot_list);
 	mutex_init(&region->snapshot_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&region->list, &port->region_list);
-	devlink_nl_region_notify(region, NULL, DEVLINK_CMD_REGION_NEW);
 
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	return region;
@@ -11325,16 +11297,18 @@ devlink_port_region_create(struct devlink_port *port,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_region_create);
 
 /**
- * devl_region_destroy - destroy address region
+ * devlink_region_destroy - destroy address region
  *
  * @region: devlink region to destroy
  */
-void devl_region_destroy(struct devlink_region *region)
+void devlink_region_destroy(struct devlink_region *region)
 {
-	struct devlink *devlink = region->devlink;
 	struct devlink_snapshot *snapshot, *ts;
 
-	devl_assert_locked(devlink);
+	if (region->port)
+		ASSERT_DEVLINK_PORT_NOT_REGISTERED(region->port);
+	else
+		ASSERT_DEVLINK_NOT_REGISTERED(region->devlink);
 
 	/* Free all snapshots of region */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(snapshot, ts, &region->snapshot_list, list)
@@ -11343,26 +11317,8 @@ void devl_region_destroy(struct devlink_region *region)
 	list_del(&region->list);
 	mutex_destroy(&region->snapshot_lock);
 
-	devlink_nl_region_notify(region, NULL, DEVLINK_CMD_REGION_DEL);
 	kfree(region);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devl_region_destroy);
-
-/**
- *	devlink_region_destroy - destroy address region
- *
- *	@region: devlink region to destroy
- *
- *	Context: Takes and release devlink->lock <mutex>.
- */
-void devlink_region_destroy(struct devlink_region *region)
-{
-	struct devlink *devlink = region->devlink;
-
-	devl_lock(devlink);
-	devl_region_destroy(region);
-	devl_unlock(devlink);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_region_destroy);
 
 /**
