diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0ad39c87b7fd..7e885d069707 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -9177,22 +9177,10 @@ static void netdev_unregister_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev)
 
 void netdev_update_lockdep_key(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct netdev_queue *queue;
-	int i;
-
-	lockdep_unregister_key(&dev->qdisc_xmit_lock_key);
 	lockdep_unregister_key(&dev->addr_list_lock_key);
-
-	lockdep_register_key(&dev->qdisc_xmit_lock_key);
 	lockdep_register_key(&dev->addr_list_lock_key);
 
 	lockdep_set_class(&dev->addr_list_lock, &dev->addr_list_lock_key);
-	for (i = 0; i < dev->num_tx_queues; i++) {
-		queue = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i);
-
-		lockdep_set_class(&queue->_xmit_lock,
-				  &dev->qdisc_xmit_lock_key);
-	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_update_lockdep_key);