diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
index 5b6b0b126e52..2b444fb12388 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ int mlx5_attach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	devl_assert_locked(priv_to_devlink(dev));
 	mutex_lock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
 	priv->flags &= ~MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH;
-	priv->flags |= MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW;
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mlx5_adev_devices); i++) {
 		if (!priv->adev[i]) {
 			bool is_supported = false;
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ int mlx5_attach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	priv->flags &= ~MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW;
 	mutex_unlock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -412,7 +410,6 @@ void mlx5_detach_device(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	devl_assert_locked(priv_to_devlink(dev));
 	mutex_lock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
-	priv->flags |= MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW;
 	for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(mlx5_adev_devices) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (!priv->adev[i])
 			continue;
@@ -441,7 +438,6 @@ skip_suspend:
 		del_adev(&priv->adev[i]->adev);
 		priv->adev[i] = NULL;
 	}
-	priv->flags &= ~MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW;
 	priv->flags |= MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH;
 	mutex_unlock(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
 }
@@ -540,22 +536,16 @@ del_adev:
 int mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mlx5_priv *priv = &dev->priv;
-	int err = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mlx5_intf_mutex);
 	if (priv->flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH)
 		return 0;
 
-	priv->flags |= MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW;
 	delete_drivers(dev);
 	if (priv->flags & MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DISABLE_ALL_ADEV)
-		goto out;
+		return 0;
 
-	err = add_drivers(dev);
-
-out:
-	priv->flags &= ~MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW;
-	return err;
+	return add_drivers(dev);
 }
 
 bool mlx5_same_hw_devs(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_core_dev *peer_dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
index b957b8f22a6b..44167760ff29 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h
@@ -554,10 +554,6 @@ enum {
 	 * creation/deletion on drivers rescan. Unset during device attach.
 	 */
 	MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_DETACH = 1 << 2,
-	/* Distinguish between mlx5e_probe/remove called by module init/cleanup
-	 * and called by other flows which can already hold devlink lock
-	 */
-	MLX5_PRIV_FLAGS_MLX5E_LOCKED_FLOW = 1 << 3,
 };
 
 struct mlx5_adev {