diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index e8b94580194e..741c93db5bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -928,8 +928,7 @@ static bool team_port_find(const struct team *team,
 /*
  * Enable/disable port by adding to enabled port hashlist and setting
  * port->index (Might be racy so reader could see incorrect ifindex when
- * processing a flying packet, but that is not a problem). Write guarded
- * by team->lock.
+ * processing a flying packet, but that is not a problem).
  */
 static void team_port_enable(struct team *team,
 			     struct team_port *port)
@@ -1643,8 +1642,6 @@ static int team_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto err_options_register;
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);
 
-	lockdep_register_key(&team->team_lock_key);
-	__mutex_init(&team->lock, "team->team_lock_key", &team->team_lock_key);
 	netdev_lockdep_set_classes(dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1665,7 +1662,6 @@ static void team_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct team_port *port;
 	struct team_port *tmp;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(port, tmp, &team->port_list, list)
 		team_port_del(team, port->dev);
 
@@ -1674,9 +1670,7 @@ static void team_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	team_mcast_rejoin_fini(team);
 	team_notify_peers_fini(team);
 	team_queue_override_fini(team);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	netdev_change_features(dev);
-	lockdep_unregister_key(&team->team_lock_key);
 }
 
 static void team_destructor(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1797,11 +1791,9 @@ static int team_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	if (dev->type == ARPHRD_ETHER && !is_valid_ether_addr(addr->sa_data))
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 	dev_addr_set(dev, addr->sa_data);
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		if (team->ops.port_change_dev_addr)
 			team->ops.port_change_dev_addr(team, port);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1815,7 +1807,6 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by team lock. It's not possible
 	 * to traverse list in reverse under rcu_read_lock
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = true;
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = dev_set_mtu(port->dev, new_mtu);
@@ -1826,7 +1817,6 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		}
 	}
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = false;
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
 
@@ -1836,7 +1826,6 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		dev_set_mtu(port->dev, dev->mtu);
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = false;
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1890,20 +1879,17 @@ static int team_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by team lock. It's not possible
 	 * to traverse list in reverse under rcu_read_lock
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = vlan_vid_add(port->dev, proto, vid);
 		if (err)
 			goto unwind;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 
 unwind:
 	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		vlan_vid_del(port->dev, proto, vid);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1913,10 +1899,8 @@ static int team_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct team_port *port;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		vlan_vid_del(port->dev, proto, vid);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1938,9 +1922,7 @@ static void team_netpoll_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	__team_netpoll_cleanup(team);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 }
 
 static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -1950,7 +1932,6 @@ static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct team_port *port;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = __team_port_enable_netpoll(port);
 		if (err) {
@@ -1958,7 +1939,6 @@ static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	return err;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1969,9 +1949,7 @@ static int team_add_slave(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *port_dev,
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	err = team_port_add(team, port_dev, extack);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	if (!err)
 		netdev_change_features(dev);
@@ -1984,19 +1962,10 @@ static int team_del_slave(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *port_dev)
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	err = team_port_del(team, port_dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	if (netif_is_team_master(port_dev)) {
-		lockdep_unregister_key(&team->team_lock_key);
-		lockdep_register_key(&team->team_lock_key);
-		lockdep_set_class(&team->lock, &team->team_lock_key);
-	}
-	netdev_change_features(dev);
+	if (!err)
+		netdev_change_features(dev);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2316,13 +2285,11 @@ static struct team *team_nl_team_get(struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 	team = netdev_priv(dev);
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	return team;
 }
 
 static void team_nl_team_put(struct team *team)
 {
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	dev_put(team->dev);
 }
 
@@ -2512,9 +2479,13 @@ static int team_nl_cmd_options_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	int err;
 	LIST_HEAD(sel_opt_inst_list);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	team = team_nl_team_get(info);
-	if (!team)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!team) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto rtnl_unlock;
+	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(opt_inst, &team->option_inst_list, list)
 		list_add_tail(&opt_inst->tmp_list, &sel_opt_inst_list);
@@ -2524,6 +2495,8 @@ static int team_nl_cmd_options_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	team_nl_team_put(team);
 
+rtnl_unlock:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2800,15 +2773,20 @@ static int team_nl_cmd_port_list_get(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct team *team;
 	int err;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	team = team_nl_team_get(info);
-	if (!team)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!team) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto rtnl_unlock;
+	}
 
 	err = team_nl_send_port_list_get(team, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq,
 					 NLM_F_ACK, team_nl_send_unicast, NULL);
 
 	team_nl_team_put(team);
 
+rtnl_unlock:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2982,11 +2960,7 @@ static void __team_port_change_port_removed(struct team_port *port)
 
 static void team_port_change_check(struct team_port *port, bool linkup)
 {
-	struct team *team = port->team;
-
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
 	__team_port_change_check(port, linkup);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c
index e0f599e2a51d..1776c7500588 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_activebackup.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void ab_active_port_get(struct team *team, struct team_gsetter_ctx *ctx)
 	struct team_port *active_port;
 
 	active_port = rcu_dereference_protected(ab_priv(team)->active_port,
-						lockdep_is_held(&team->lock));
+						lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
 	if (active_port)
 		ctx->data.u32_val = active_port->dev->ifindex;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
index 00f8989c29c0..64a22866fabf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_mode_loadbalance.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int lb_bpf_func_set(struct team *team, struct team_gsetter_ctx *ctx)
 		/* Clear old filter data */
 		__fprog_destroy(lb_priv->ex->orig_fprog);
 		orig_fp = rcu_dereference_protected(lb_priv->fp,
-						lockdep_is_held(&team->lock));
+						    lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
 	}
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(lb_priv->fp, fp);
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static void lb_bpf_func_free(struct team *team)
 
 	__fprog_destroy(lb_priv->ex->orig_fprog);
 	fp = rcu_dereference_protected(lb_priv->fp,
-				       lockdep_is_held(&team->lock));
+				       lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
 	bpf_prog_destroy(fp);
 }
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void lb_tx_method_get(struct team *team, struct team_gsetter_ctx *ctx)
 	char *name;
 
 	func = rcu_dereference_protected(lb_priv->select_tx_port_func,
-					 lockdep_is_held(&team->lock));
+					 lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
 	name = lb_select_tx_port_get_name(func);
 	BUG_ON(!name);
 	ctx->data.str_val = name;
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void lb_stats_refresh(struct work_struct *work)
 	team = lb_priv_ex->team;
 	lb_priv = get_lb_priv(team);
 
-	if (!mutex_trylock(&team->lock)) {
+	if (!rtnl_trylock()) {
 		schedule_delayed_work(&lb_priv_ex->stats.refresh_dw, 0);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static void lb_stats_refresh(struct work_struct *work)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&lb_priv_ex->stats.refresh_dw,
 			      (lb_priv_ex->stats.refresh_interval * HZ) / 10);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 static void lb_stats_refresh_interval_get(struct team *team,
diff --git a/include/linux/if_team.h b/include/linux/if_team.h
index 1b9b15a492fa..cfd5ad577e5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_team.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_team.h
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ struct team {
 	struct net_device *dev; /* associated netdevice */
 	struct team_pcpu_stats __percpu *pcpu_stats;
 
-	struct mutex lock; /* used for overall locking, e.g. port lists write */
-
 	/*
 	 * List of enabled ports and their count
 	 */
