diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 4f828a9e588976..d04b7522eb9648 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ struct receive_queue {
 	/* Is dynamic interrupt moderation enabled? */
 	bool dim_enabled;
 
-	/* Used to protect dim_enabled and inter_coal */
-	struct mutex dim_lock;
-
 	/* Dynamic Interrupt Moderation */
 	struct dim dim;
 
@@ -2368,10 +2365,6 @@ static int virtnet_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 	/* Out of packets? */
 	if (received < budget) {
 		napi_complete = virtqueue_napi_complete(napi, rq->vq, received);
-		/* Intentionally not taking dim_lock here. This may result in a
-		 * spurious net_dim call. But if that happens virtnet_rx_dim_work
-		 * will not act on the scheduled work.
-		 */
 		if (napi_complete && rq->dim_enabled)
 			virtnet_rx_dim_update(vi, rq);
 	}
@@ -3247,11 +3240,9 @@ static int virtnet_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev,
 				return err;
 
 			/* The reason is same as the transmit virtqueue reset */
-			mutex_lock(&vi->rq[i].dim_lock);
 			err = virtnet_send_rx_ctrl_coal_vq_cmd(vi, i,
 							       vi->intr_coal_rx.max_usecs,
 							       vi->intr_coal_rx.max_packets);
-			mutex_unlock(&vi->rq[i].dim_lock);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
@@ -4257,7 +4248,6 @@ static int virtnet_send_rx_notf_coal_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 	struct virtio_net_ctrl_coal_rx *coal_rx __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	bool rx_ctrl_dim_on = !!ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce;
 	struct scatterlist sgs_rx;
-	int ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	if (rx_ctrl_dim_on && !virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_VQ_NOTF_COAL))
@@ -4267,22 +4257,16 @@ static int virtnet_send_rx_notf_coal_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 			       ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames != vi->intr_coal_rx.max_packets))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Acquire all queues dim_locks */
-	for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++)
-		mutex_lock(&vi->rq[i].dim_lock);
-
 	if (rx_ctrl_dim_on && !vi->rx_dim_enabled) {
 		vi->rx_dim_enabled = true;
 		for (i = 0; i < vi->max_queue_pairs; i++)
 			vi->rq[i].dim_enabled = true;
-		goto unlock;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	coal_rx = kzalloc(sizeof(*coal_rx), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!coal_rx) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
+	if (!coal_rx)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (!rx_ctrl_dim_on && vi->rx_dim_enabled) {
 		vi->rx_dim_enabled = false;
@@ -4300,10 +4284,8 @@ static int virtnet_send_rx_notf_coal_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 
 	if (!virtnet_send_command(vi, VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL,
 				  VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_NOTF_COAL_RX_SET,
-				  &sgs_rx)) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
+				  &sgs_rx))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	vi->intr_coal_rx.max_usecs = ec->rx_coalesce_usecs;
 	vi->intr_coal_rx.max_packets = ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames;
@@ -4311,11 +4293,8 @@ static int virtnet_send_rx_notf_coal_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 		vi->rq[i].intr_coal.max_usecs = ec->rx_coalesce_usecs;
 		vi->rq[i].intr_coal.max_packets = ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames;
 	}
-unlock:
-	for (i = vi->max_queue_pairs - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-		mutex_unlock(&vi->rq[i].dim_lock);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int virtnet_send_notf_coal_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
@@ -4339,24 +4318,19 @@ static int virtnet_send_rx_notf_coal_vq_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 					     u16 queue)
 {
 	bool rx_ctrl_dim_on = !!ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce;
+	bool cur_rx_dim = vi->rq[queue].dim_enabled;
 	u32 max_usecs, max_packets;
-	bool cur_rx_dim;
 	int err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&vi->rq[queue].dim_lock);
-	cur_rx_dim = vi->rq[queue].dim_enabled;
 	max_usecs = vi->rq[queue].intr_coal.max_usecs;
 	max_packets = vi->rq[queue].intr_coal.max_packets;
 
 	if (rx_ctrl_dim_on && (ec->rx_coalesce_usecs != max_usecs ||
-			       ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames != max_packets)) {
-		mutex_unlock(&vi->rq[queue].dim_lock);
+			       ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames != max_packets))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	if (rx_ctrl_dim_on && !cur_rx_dim) {
 		vi->rq[queue].dim_enabled = true;
-		mutex_unlock(&vi->rq[queue].dim_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -4369,8 +4343,10 @@ static int virtnet_send_rx_notf_coal_vq_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 	err = virtnet_send_rx_ctrl_coal_vq_cmd(vi, queue,
 					       ec->rx_coalesce_usecs,
 					       ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames);
-	mutex_unlock(&vi->rq[queue].dim_lock);
-	return err;
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int virtnet_send_notf_coal_vq_cmds(struct virtnet_info *vi,
@@ -4404,7 +4380,6 @@ static void virtnet_rx_dim_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	qnum = rq - vi->rq;
 
-	mutex_lock(&rq->dim_lock);
 	if (!rq->dim_enabled)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -4420,7 +4395,6 @@ static void virtnet_rx_dim_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 out:
 	dim->state = DIM_START_MEASURE;
-	mutex_unlock(&rq->dim_lock);
 }
 
 static int virtnet_coal_params_supported(struct ethtool_coalesce *ec)
@@ -4558,13 +4532,11 @@ static int virtnet_get_per_queue_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_VQ_NOTF_COAL)) {
-		mutex_lock(&vi->rq[queue].dim_lock);
 		ec->rx_coalesce_usecs = vi->rq[queue].intr_coal.max_usecs;
 		ec->tx_coalesce_usecs = vi->sq[queue].intr_coal.max_usecs;
 		ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames = vi->sq[queue].intr_coal.max_packets;
 		ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames = vi->rq[queue].intr_coal.max_packets;
 		ec->use_adaptive_rx_coalesce = vi->rq[queue].dim_enabled;
-		mutex_unlock(&vi->rq[queue].dim_lock);
 	} else {
 		ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames = 1;
 
@@ -5396,7 +5368,6 @@ static int virtnet_alloc_queues(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 
 		u64_stats_init(&vi->rq[i].stats.syncp);
 		u64_stats_init(&vi->sq[i].stats.syncp);
-		mutex_init(&vi->rq[i].dim_lock);
 	}
 
 	return 0;