diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
index bdccf77260e6..58f40156de56 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.c
@@ -932,7 +932,6 @@ struct typec_partner *typec_register_partner(struct typec_port *port,
 	partner->dev.type = &typec_partner_dev_type;
 	dev_set_name(&partner->dev, "%s-partner", dev_name(&port->dev));
 
-	mutex_lock(&port->partner_link_lock);
 	ret = device_register(&partner->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&port->dev, "failed to register partner (%d)\n", ret);
@@ -944,7 +943,6 @@ struct typec_partner *typec_register_partner(struct typec_port *port,
 		typec_partner_link_device(partner, port->usb2_dev);
 	if (port->usb3_dev)
 		typec_partner_link_device(partner, port->usb3_dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&port->partner_link_lock);
 
 	return partner;
 }
@@ -965,14 +963,12 @@ void typec_unregister_partner(struct typec_partner *partner)
 
 	port = to_typec_port(partner->dev.parent);
 
-	mutex_lock(&port->partner_link_lock);
 	if (port->usb2_dev)
 		typec_partner_unlink_device(partner, port->usb2_dev);
 	if (port->usb3_dev)
 		typec_partner_unlink_device(partner, port->usb3_dev);
 
 	device_unregister(&partner->dev);
-	mutex_unlock(&port->partner_link_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(typec_unregister_partner);
 
@@ -1866,30 +1862,25 @@ static struct typec_partner *typec_get_partner(struct typec_port *port)
 static void typec_partner_attach(struct typec_connector *con, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct typec_port *port = container_of(con, struct typec_port, con);
-	struct typec_partner *partner;
+	struct typec_partner *partner = typec_get_partner(port);
 	struct usb_device *udev = to_usb_device(dev);
 
-	mutex_lock(&port->partner_link_lock);
 	if (udev->speed < USB_SPEED_SUPER)
 		port->usb2_dev = dev;
 	else
 		port->usb3_dev = dev;
 
-	partner = typec_get_partner(port);
 	if (partner) {
 		typec_partner_link_device(partner, dev);
 		put_device(&partner->dev);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&port->partner_link_lock);
 }
 
 static void typec_partner_deattach(struct typec_connector *con, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct typec_port *port = container_of(con, struct typec_port, con);
-	struct typec_partner *partner;
+	struct typec_partner *partner = typec_get_partner(port);
 
-	mutex_lock(&port->partner_link_lock);
-	partner = typec_get_partner(port);
 	if (partner) {
 		typec_partner_unlink_device(partner, dev);
 		put_device(&partner->dev);
@@ -1899,7 +1890,6 @@ static void typec_partner_deattach(struct typec_connector *con, struct device *d
 		port->usb2_dev = NULL;
 	else if (port->usb3_dev == dev)
 		port->usb3_dev = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&port->partner_link_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2435,7 +2425,6 @@ struct typec_port *typec_register_port(struct device *parent,
 
 	ida_init(&port->mode_ids);
 	mutex_init(&port->port_type_lock);
-	mutex_init(&port->partner_link_lock);
 
 	port->id = id;
 	port->ops = cap->ops;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
index bee4ff71af54..ac3d87ab55fa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/class.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct typec_port {
 	enum typec_pwr_opmode		pwr_opmode;
 	enum typec_port_type		port_type;
 	struct mutex			port_type_lock;
-	struct mutex			partner_link_lock;
 
 	enum typec_orientation		orientation;
 	struct typec_switch		*sw;