diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
index 0dc63854390f..51e928db48c8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h>
@@ -294,9 +293,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_l3proto_unregister(struct net *net,
 	nf_ct_l3proto_unregister_sysctl(net, proto);
 
 	/* Remove all contrack entries for this protocol */
-	rtnl_lock();
 	nf_ct_iterate_cleanup(net, kill_l3proto, proto);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_l3proto_unregister);
 
@@ -502,9 +499,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_l4proto_unregister(struct net *net,
 	nf_ct_l4proto_unregister_sysctl(net, pn, l4proto);
 
 	/* Remove all contrack entries for this protocol */
-	rtnl_lock();
 	nf_ct_iterate_cleanup(net, kill_l4proto, l4proto);
-	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_l4proto_unregister);