diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 5b53e35775d2..60721e05dba0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -806,9 +806,7 @@ static void device_link_put_kref(struct device_link *link)
 void device_link_del(struct device_link *link)
 {
 	device_links_write_lock();
-	device_pm_lock();
 	device_link_put_kref(link);
-	device_pm_unlock();
 	device_links_write_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_link_del);
@@ -829,7 +827,6 @@ void device_link_remove(void *consumer, struct device *supplier)
 		return;
 
 	device_links_write_lock();
-	device_pm_lock();
 
 	list_for_each_entry(link, &supplier->links.consumers, s_node) {
 		if (link->consumer == consumer) {
@@ -838,7 +835,6 @@ void device_link_remove(void *consumer, struct device *supplier)
 		}
 	}
 
-	device_pm_unlock();
 	device_links_write_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_link_remove);