Index: head/sys/net/if.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/if.c
+++ head/sys/net/if.c
@@ -306,15 +306,9 @@
 
 /*
  * The global network interface list (V_ifnet) and related state (such as
- * if_index, if_indexlim, and ifindex_table) are protected by an sxlock and
- * an rwlock.  Either may be acquired shared to stablize the list, but both
- * must be acquired writable to modify the list.  This model allows us to
- * both stablize the interface list during interrupt thread processing, but
- * also to stablize it over long-running ioctls, without introducing priority
- * inversions and deadlocks.
+ * if_index, if_indexlim, and ifindex_table) are protected by an sxlock.
+ * This may be acquired to stabilise the list, or we may rely on NET_EPOCH.
  */
-struct rwlock ifnet_rwlock;
-RW_SYSINIT_FLAGS(ifnet_rw, &ifnet_rwlock, "ifnet_rw", RW_RECURSE);
 struct sx ifnet_sxlock;
 SX_SYSINIT_FLAGS(ifnet_sx, &ifnet_sxlock, "ifnet_sx", SX_RECURSE);
 
Index: head/sys/net/if_var.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/if_var.h
+++ head/sys/net/if_var.h
@@ -593,29 +593,12 @@
 	struct	epoch_context	ifma_epoch_ctx;
 };
 
-extern	struct rwlock ifnet_rwlock;
 extern	struct sx ifnet_sxlock;
 
-#define	IFNET_WLOCK() do {						\
-	sx_xlock(&ifnet_sxlock);					\
-	rw_wlock(&ifnet_rwlock);					\
-} while (0)
-
-#define	IFNET_WUNLOCK() do {						\
-	rw_wunlock(&ifnet_rwlock);					\
-	sx_xunlock(&ifnet_sxlock);					\
-} while (0)
-
-/*
- * To assert the ifnet lock, you must know not only whether it's for read or
- * write, but also whether it was acquired with sleep support or not.
- */
-#define	IFNET_RLOCK_ASSERT()		sx_assert(&ifnet_sxlock, SA_SLOCKED)
-#define	IFNET_WLOCK_ASSERT() do {					\
-	sx_assert(&ifnet_sxlock, SA_XLOCKED);				\
-	rw_assert(&ifnet_rwlock, RA_WLOCKED);				\
-} while (0)
-
+#define	IFNET_WLOCK()		sx_xlock(&ifnet_sxlock)
+#define	IFNET_WUNLOCK()		sx_xunlock(&ifnet_sxlock)
+#define	IFNET_RLOCK_ASSERT()	sx_assert(&ifnet_sxlock, SA_SLOCKED)
+#define	IFNET_WLOCK_ASSERT()	sx_assert(&ifnet_sxlock, SA_XLOCKED)
 #define	IFNET_RLOCK()		sx_slock(&ifnet_sxlock)
 #define	IFNET_RUNLOCK()		sx_sunlock(&ifnet_sxlock)