diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index ab1935a4aa2c..f7bab2d2a281 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -1668,7 +1668,6 @@ 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);
 
@@ -1677,7 +1676,6 @@ 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);
 }
@@ -1818,7 +1816,6 @@ 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);
@@ -1829,7 +1826,6 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 		}
 	}
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = false;
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(dev->mtu, new_mtu);
 
@@ -1839,7 +1835,6 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -1893,20 +1888,17 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -1916,10 +1908,8 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -1941,9 +1931,7 @@ 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,
@@ -1953,7 +1941,6 @@ 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) {
@@ -1961,7 +1948,6 @@ static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	return err;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1972,9 +1958,7 @@ 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);
@@ -1987,9 +1971,7 @@ 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;
@@ -2945,11 +2927,7 @@ 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);
 }