diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index b75ceb90359f..e4e49f8e566f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ 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.
+ * by RTNL.
  */
 static void team_port_enable(struct team *team,
 			     struct team_port *port)
@@ -1660,8 +1660,6 @@ 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;
@@ -1682,7 +1680,7 @@ static void team_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct team_port *port;
 	struct team_port *tmp;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(port, tmp, &team->port_list, list)
 		team_port_del(team, port->dev);
 
@@ -1691,9 +1689,7 @@ 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)
@@ -1778,7 +1774,7 @@ static void team_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int change)
 	struct team_port *port;
 	int inc;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		if (change & IFF_PROMISC) {
 			inc = dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC ? 1 : -1;
@@ -1789,7 +1785,6 @@ static void team_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int change)
 			dev_set_allmulti(port->dev, inc);
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 }
 
 static void team_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1811,14 +1806,13 @@ static int team_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *p)
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct team_port *port;
 
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	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;
 }
 
@@ -1829,10 +1823,10 @@ static int team_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 	int err;
 
 	/*
-	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by team lock. It's not possible
+	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by RTNL. It's not possible
 	 * to traverse list in reverse under rcu_read_lock
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	team->port_mtu_change_allowed = true;
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = dev_set_mtu(port->dev, new_mtu);
@@ -1843,7 +1837,6 @@ 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);
 
@@ -1853,7 +1846,6 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -1904,23 +1896,21 @@ static int team_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 	int err;
 
 	/*
-	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by team lock. It's not possible
+	 * Alhough this is reader, it's guarded by RTNL. It's not possible
 	 * to traverse list in reverse under rcu_read_lock
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	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;
 }
@@ -1930,10 +1920,9 @@ 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);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list)
 		vlan_vid_del(port->dev, proto, vid);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1955,9 +1944,8 @@ static void team_netpoll_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	__team_netpoll_cleanup(team);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 }
 
 static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1966,7 +1954,7 @@ static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct team_port *port;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock(&team->lock);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &team->port_list, list) {
 		err = __team_port_enable_netpoll(port);
 		if (err) {
@@ -1974,7 +1962,6 @@ static int team_netpoll_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 	return err;
 }
 #endif
@@ -1985,9 +1972,8 @@ 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);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	err = team_port_add(team, port_dev, extack);
-	mutex_unlock(&team->lock);
 
 	if (!err)
 		netdev_change_features(dev);
@@ -2000,18 +1986,12 @@ 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);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	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);
 
 	return err;
@@ -2308,6 +2288,7 @@ static struct team *team_nl_team_get(struct genl_info *info)
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct team *team;
 
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	if (!info->attrs[TEAM_ATTR_TEAM_IFINDEX])
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2319,13 +2300,12 @@ 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);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	dev_put(team->dev);
 }
 
@@ -2961,11 +2941,8 @@ 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);
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	__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..4e133451f4d6 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));
+						rtnl_is_locked());
 	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..6f9944108f5a 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));
+						    rtnl_is_locked());
 	}
 
 	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));
+				       rtnl_is_locked());
 	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));
+					 rtnl_is_locked());
 	name = lb_select_tx_port_get_name(func);
 	BUG_ON(!name);
 	ctx->data.str_val = name;
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ 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)) {
+	/* This rtnl_trylock() might be easy to compete... */
+	if (!rtnl_trylock()) {
 		schedule_delayed_work(&lb_priv_ex->stats.refresh_dw, 0);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ 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 cdc684e04a2f..ce97d891cf72 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_team.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_team.h
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ struct team {
 
 	const struct header_ops *header_ops_cache;
 
-	struct mutex lock; /* used for overall locking, e.g. port lists write */
-
 	/*
 	 * List of enabled ports and their count
 	 */
@@ -223,7 +221,6 @@ struct team {
 		atomic_t count_pending;
 		struct delayed_work dw;
 	} mcast_rejoin;
-	struct lock_class_key team_lock_key;
 	long mode_priv[TEAM_MODE_PRIV_LONGS];
 };