diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_tc.c
index 5e4429b14b8ca..2186706cf9130 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 059799e4f483f..ef271b97fe5ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.c
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ 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 2406d33356ad2..d87a9eab25a79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/offload.c
@@ -1766,9 +1766,6 @@ 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;