diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 6bc29e8a7f32..0fc4a18fd96f 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart qdisc_watchdog(struct hrtimer *timer)
 						 timer);
 
 	wd->qdisc->flags &= ~TCQ_F_THROTTLED;
-	smp_wmb();
 	__netif_schedule(qdisc_root(wd->qdisc));
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 7e78f1c0f357..d876b8734848 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *netem_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	struct netem_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	smp_mb();
 	if (sch->flags & TCQ_F_THROTTLED)
 		return NULL;