diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
index 5e4429b14b8c..2186706cf913 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
@@ -1870,9 +1870,6 @@ bnxt_tc_indr_block_cb_lookup(struct bnxt *bp, struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct bnxt_flower_indr_block_cb_priv *cb_priv;
 
-	/* All callback list access should be protected by RTNL. */
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
 	list_for_each_entry(cb_priv, &bp->tc_indr_block_list, list)
 		if (cb_priv->tunnel_netdev == netdev)
 			return cb_priv;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
index e6f782743fbe..2fdea05eec1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
@@ -298,9 +298,6 @@ mlx5e_rep_indr_block_priv_lookup(struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv,
 {
 	struct mlx5e_rep_indr_block_priv *cb_priv;
 
-	/* All callback list access should be protected by RTNL. */
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
 	list_for_each_entry(cb_priv,
 			    &rpriv->uplink_priv.tc_indr_block_priv_list,
 			    list)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
index e95969c462e4..3f34e6da7295 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
@@ -1732,9 +1732,6 @@ nfp_flower_indr_block_cb_priv_lookup(struct nfp_app *app,
 	struct nfp_flower_indr_block_cb_priv *cb_priv;
 	struct nfp_flower_priv *priv = app->priv;
 
-	/* All callback list access should be protected by RTNL. */
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
 	list_for_each_entry(cb_priv, &priv->indr_block_cb_priv, list)
 		if (cb_priv->netdev == netdev)
 			return cb_priv;