diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
index 7ebdb4993a74..f36b7c06996d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
@@ -2732,8 +2732,6 @@ int gpiolib_cdev_register(struct gpio_chip *gc, dev_t devt)
 	struct gpio_device *gdev = gc->gpiodev;
 	int ret;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&gdev->srcu);
-
 	cdev_init(&gdev->chrdev, &gpio_fileops);
 	gdev->chrdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	gdev->dev.devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(devt), gdev->id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
index 748a3eb1bf35..fc06b0c2881b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
@@ -990,8 +990,6 @@ int gpiochip_sysfs_register(struct gpio_chip *gc)
 	struct device *parent;
 	int err;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&gdev->srcu);
-
 	/*
 	 * Many systems add gpio chips for SOC support very early,
 	 * before driver model support is available.  In those cases we