diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index aad12a179e54..e6e02184c25a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2839,8 +2839,6 @@ int unregister_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 int register_netdevice_notifier_net(struct net *net, struct notifier_block *nb);
 int unregister_netdevice_notifier_net(struct net *net,
 				      struct notifier_block *nb);
-void move_netdevice_notifier_net(struct net *src_net, struct net *dst_net,
-				 struct notifier_block *nb);
 int register_netdevice_notifier_dev_net(struct net_device *dev,
 					struct notifier_block *nb,
 					struct netdev_net_notifier *nn);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index ea0a7bac1e5c..f23e287602b7 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1869,14 +1869,6 @@ static void __move_netdevice_notifier_net(struct net *src_net,
 	__register_netdevice_notifier_net(dst_net, nb, true);
 }
 
-void move_netdevice_notifier_net(struct net *src_net, struct net *dst_net,
-				 struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	rtnl_lock();
-	__move_netdevice_notifier_net(src_net, dst_net, nb);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-}
-
 int register_netdevice_notifier_dev_net(struct net_device *dev,
 					struct notifier_block *nb,
 					struct netdev_net_notifier *nn)
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 909a10e4b0dd..0bfc144df8b9 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -4742,11 +4742,8 @@ static int devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink, struct net *dest_net,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (dest_net && !net_eq(dest_net, curr_net)) {
-		move_netdevice_notifier_net(curr_net, dest_net,
-					    &devlink->netdevice_nb);
+	if (dest_net && !net_eq(dest_net, curr_net))
 		write_pnet(&devlink->_net, dest_net);
-	}
 
 	err = devlink->ops->reload_up(devlink, action, limit, actions_performed, extack);
 	devlink_reload_failed_set(devlink, !!err);