diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
index 60868c2126799c2e8e51bc1a1c9d32fa4d5dd1ba..c11cf2611db0c870542969b6847d0a61d18b64d4 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
@@ -423,19 +423,12 @@ static int __br_mdb_del(struct net_bridge *br, struct br_mdb_entry *entry)
 
 	memset(&ip, 0, sizeof(ip));
 	ip.proto = entry->addr.proto;
-	if (ip.proto == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
-		if (timer_pending(&br->ip4_other_query.timer))
-			return -EBUSY;
-
+	if (ip.proto == htons(ETH_P_IP))
 		ip.u.ip4 = entry->addr.u.ip4;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	} else {
-		if (timer_pending(&br->ip6_other_query.timer))
-			return -EBUSY;
-
+	else
 		ip.u.ip6 = entry->addr.u.ip6;
 #endif
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&br->multicast_lock);
 	mdb = mlock_dereference(br->mdb, br);