diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index a13c15e8f087..bcf49cd22786 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ void qdisc_put_rtab(struct qdisc_rate_table *tab)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_put_rtab);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(qdisc_stab_list);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(qdisc_stab_lock);
 
 static const struct nla_policy stab_policy[TCA_STAB_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_STAB_BASE]	= { .len = sizeof(struct tc_sizespec) },
@@ -474,20 +473,15 @@ static struct qdisc_size_table *qdisc_get_stab(struct nlattr *opt)
 	if (tsize != s->tsize || (!tab && tsize > 0))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	spin_lock(&qdisc_stab_lock);
-
 	list_for_each_entry(stab, &qdisc_stab_list, list) {
 		if (memcmp(&stab->szopts, s, sizeof(*s)))
 			continue;
 		if (tsize > 0 && memcmp(stab->data, tab, tsize * sizeof(u16)))
 			continue;
 		stab->refcnt++;
-		spin_unlock(&qdisc_stab_lock);
 		return stab;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&qdisc_stab_lock);
-
 	stab = kmalloc(sizeof(*stab) + tsize * sizeof(u16), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!stab)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -497,9 +491,7 @@ static struct qdisc_size_table *qdisc_get_stab(struct nlattr *opt)
 	if (tsize > 0)
 		memcpy(stab->data, tab, tsize * sizeof(u16));
 
-	spin_lock(&qdisc_stab_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&stab->list, &qdisc_stab_list);
-	spin_unlock(&qdisc_stab_lock);
 
 	return stab;
 }
@@ -514,14 +506,10 @@ void qdisc_put_stab(struct qdisc_size_table *tab)
 	if (!tab)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock(&qdisc_stab_lock);
-
 	if (--tab->refcnt == 0) {
 		list_del(&tab->list);
 		call_rcu_bh(&tab->rcu, stab_kfree_rcu);
 	}
-
-	spin_unlock(&qdisc_stab_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(qdisc_put_stab);