diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index 4f598dc2d916..6e08b7199dd7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *br_fdb_find(struct net_bridge *br,
 	struct hlist_head *head = &br->hash[br_mac_hash(addr, vid)];
 	struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *fdb;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!br_hash_lock_held(br));
+	lockdep_assert_held_once(&br->hash_lock);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	fdb = fdb_find_rcu(head, addr, vid);
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 2288fca7756c..61368186edea 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -531,15 +531,6 @@ int br_fdb_external_learn_add(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 int br_fdb_external_learn_del(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *p,
 			      const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid);
 
-static inline bool br_hash_lock_held(struct net_bridge *br)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
-	return lockdep_is_held(&br->hash_lock);
-#else
-	return true;
-#endif
-}
-
 /* br_forward.c */
 enum br_pkt_type {
 	BR_PKT_UNICAST,