diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index 49ceea3ff974..8efa3add5d47 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -4453,8 +4453,6 @@ void br_multicast_dev_del(struct net_bridge *br)
 	br_multicast_ctx_deinit(&br->multicast_ctx);
 	br_multicast_gc(&deleted_head);
 	cancel_work_sync(&br->mcast_gc_work);
-
-	rcu_barrier();
 }
 
 int br_multicast_set_router(struct net_bridge_mcast *brmctx, unsigned long val)