diff --git a/net/sctp/endpointola.c b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
index 1404a9e..8f485a0 100644
--- a/net/sctp/endpointola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 
 	/* Initialize the bind addr area */
 	sctp_bind_addr_init(&ep->base.bind_addr, 0);
-	rwlock_init(&ep->base.addr_lock);
 
 	/* Remember who we are attached to.  */
 	ep->base.sk = sk;
@@ -225,21 +224,14 @@
 struct sctp_endpoint *sctp_endpoint_is_match(struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
 					       const union sctp_addr *laddr)
 {
-	struct sctp_endpoint *retval;
+	struct sctp_endpoint *retval = NULL;
 
-	sctp_read_lock(&ep->base.addr_lock);
 	if (htons(ep->base.bind_addr.port) == laddr->v4.sin_port) {
 		if (sctp_bind_addr_match(&ep->base.bind_addr, laddr,
-					 sctp_sk(ep->base.sk))) {
+					 sctp_sk(ep->base.sk)))
 			retval = ep;
-			goto out;
-		}
 	}
 
-	retval = NULL;
-
-out:
-	sctp_read_unlock(&ep->base.addr_lock);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -261,9 +253,7 @@
 	list_for_each(pos, &ep->asocs) {
 		asoc = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_association, asocs);
 		if (rport == asoc->peer.port) {
-			sctp_read_lock(&asoc->base.addr_lock);
 			*transport = sctp_assoc_lookup_paddr(asoc, paddr);
-			sctp_read_unlock(&asoc->base.addr_lock);
 
 			if (*transport)
 				return asoc;
@@ -295,20 +285,17 @@
 int sctp_endpoint_is_peeled_off(struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
 				const union sctp_addr *paddr)
 {
-	struct list_head *pos;
 	struct sctp_sockaddr_entry *addr;
 	struct sctp_bind_addr *bp;
 
-	sctp_read_lock(&ep->base.addr_lock);
 	bp = &ep->base.bind_addr;
-	list_for_each(pos, &bp->address_list) {
-		addr = list_entry(pos, struct sctp_sockaddr_entry, list);
-		if (sctp_has_association(&addr->a, paddr)) {
-			sctp_read_unlock(&ep->base.addr_lock);
+	/* This function is called with the socket lock held,
+	 * so the address_list can not change.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(addr, &bp->address_list, list) {
+		if (sctp_has_association(&addr->a, paddr))
 			return 1;
-		}
 	}
-	sctp_read_unlock(&ep->base.addr_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }