diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
index 8cd9efe7e81..f55f10ba01f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
@@ -1165,8 +1165,6 @@ static void rcu_initiate_boost_trace(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_TRACE */
 
-static struct lock_class_key rcu_boost_class;
-
 /*
  * Carry out RCU priority boosting on the task indicated by ->exp_tasks
  * or ->boost_tasks, advancing the pointer to the next task in the
@@ -1229,9 +1227,6 @@ static int rcu_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp)
 	 */
 	t = container_of(tb, struct task_struct, rcu_node_entry);
 	rt_mutex_init_proxy_locked(&mtx, t);
-	/* Avoid lockdep false positives.  This rt_mutex is its own thing. */
-	lockdep_set_class_and_name(&mtx.wait_lock, &rcu_boost_class,
-				   "rcu_boost_mutex");
 	t->rcu_boost_mutex = &mtx;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 	rt_mutex_lock(&mtx);  /* Side effect: boosts task t's priority. */
diff --git a/kernel/rtmutex.c b/kernel/rtmutex.c
index f9d8482dd48..a242e691c99 100644
--- a/kernel/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/rtmutex.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ __rt_mutex_slowlock(struct rt_mutex *lock, int state,
 		    struct rt_mutex_waiter *waiter)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	int was_disabled;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		/* Try to acquire the lock: */
@@ -602,17 +601,10 @@ __rt_mutex_slowlock(struct rt_mutex *lock, int state,
 
 		raw_spin_unlock(&lock->wait_lock);
 
-		was_disabled = irqs_disabled();
-		if (was_disabled)
-			local_irq_enable();
-
 		debug_rt_mutex_print_deadlock(waiter);
 
 		schedule_rt_mutex(lock);
 
-		if (was_disabled)
-			local_irq_disable();
-
 		raw_spin_lock(&lock->wait_lock);
 		set_current_state(state);
 	}