diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h
index ab4ac0c..da7e4bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h
@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@
  */
 #define task_subsys_state_check(task, subsys_id, __c)			\
 	rcu_dereference_check(task->cgroups->subsys[subsys_id],		\
-			      rcu_read_lock_held() ||			\
 			      lockdep_is_held(&task->alloc_lock) ||	\
 			      cgroup_lock_is_held() || (__c))
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 8260799..f240f2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@
 	({								\
 		const struct task_struct *__t = (task);			\
 		rcu_dereference_check(__t->real_cred,			\
-				      rcu_read_lock_held() ||		\
 				      task_is_dead(__t));		\
 	})
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fdtable.h b/include/linux/fdtable.h
index 133c0ba2..df7e3cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/fdtable.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 
 #define rcu_dereference_check_fdtable(files, fdtfd) \
 	(rcu_dereference_check((fdtfd), \
-			       rcu_read_lock_held() || \
 			       lockdep_is_held(&(files)->file_lock) || \
 			       atomic_read(&(files)->count) == 1 || \
 			       rcu_my_thread_group_empty()))
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index bbad657..27576aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -758,8 +758,7 @@
  * or RTNL. Note : Please prefer rtnl_dereference() or rcu_dereference()
  */
 #define rcu_dereference_rtnl(p)					\
-	rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_held() ||	\
-				 lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
+	rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
 
 /**
  * rtnl_dereference - fetch RCU pointer when updates are prevented by RTNL
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index c0b938c..d5b65c1 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1301,8 +1301,7 @@
 static inline struct dst_entry *
 __sk_dst_get(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	return rcu_dereference_check(sk->sk_dst_cache, rcu_read_lock_held() ||
-						       sock_owned_by_user(sk) ||
+	return rcu_dereference_check(sk->sk_dst_cache, sock_owned_by_user(sk) ||
 						       lockdep_is_held(&sk->sk_lock.slock));
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 2731d11..5ae71d6 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -1697,7 +1697,6 @@
 {
 	char *start;
 	struct dentry *dentry = rcu_dereference_check(cgrp->dentry,
-						      rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 						      cgroup_lock_is_held());
 
 	if (!dentry || cgrp == dummytop) {
@@ -1723,7 +1722,6 @@
 			break;
 
 		dentry = rcu_dereference_check(cgrp->dentry,
-					       rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 					       cgroup_lock_is_held());
 		if (!cgrp->parent)
 			continue;
@@ -4813,8 +4811,7 @@
 	 * on this or this is under rcu_read_lock(). Once css->id is allocated,
 	 * it's unchanged until freed.
 	 */
-	cssid = rcu_dereference_check(css->id,
-			rcu_read_lock_held() || atomic_read(&css->refcnt));
+	cssid = rcu_dereference_check(css->id, atomic_read(&css->refcnt));
 
 	if (cssid)
 		return cssid->id;
@@ -4826,8 +4823,7 @@
 {
 	struct css_id *cssid;
 
-	cssid = rcu_dereference_check(css->id,
-			rcu_read_lock_held() || atomic_read(&css->refcnt));
+	cssid = rcu_dereference_check(css->id, atomic_read(&css->refcnt));
 
 	if (cssid)
 		return cssid->depth;
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 20a4064..07dc154 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 	struct tty_struct *uninitialized_var(tty);
 
 	sighand = rcu_dereference_check(tsk->sighand,
-					rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 					lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held());
 	spin_lock(&sighand->siglock);
 
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 57a8346..e432057 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@
 	if (pid) {
 		struct hlist_node *first;
 		first = rcu_dereference_check(hlist_first_rcu(&pid->tasks[type]),
-					      rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 					      lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held());
 		if (first)
 			result = hlist_entry(first, struct task_struct, pids[(type)].node);
diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 2e138db..ced7210 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -941,7 +941,6 @@
 	idx = cur_ops->readlock();
 	completed = cur_ops->completed();
 	p = rcu_dereference_check(rcu_torture_current,
-				  rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 				  rcu_read_lock_bh_held() ||
 				  rcu_read_lock_sched_held() ||
 				  srcu_read_lock_held(&srcu_ctl));
@@ -1002,7 +1001,6 @@
 		idx = cur_ops->readlock();
 		completed = cur_ops->completed();
 		p = rcu_dereference_check(rcu_torture_current,
-					  rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 					  rcu_read_lock_bh_held() ||
 					  rcu_read_lock_sched_held() ||
 					  srcu_read_lock_held(&srcu_ctl));
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 3f2e502..71e5a25 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@
 
 #define rcu_dereference_check_sched_domain(p) \
 	rcu_dereference_check((p), \
-			      rcu_read_lock_held() || \
 			      lockdep_is_held(&sched_domains_mutex))
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index b83870b..3db78b6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 
 	sta = rcu_dereference_check(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(addr)],
-				    rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 				    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_lock) ||
 				    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_mtx));
 	while (sta) {
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@
 		    memcmp(sta->sta.addr, addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
 			break;
 		sta = rcu_dereference_check(sta->hnext,
-					    rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 					    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_lock) ||
 					    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_mtx));
 	}
@@ -123,7 +121,6 @@
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 
 	sta = rcu_dereference_check(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(addr)],
-				    rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 				    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_lock) ||
 				    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_mtx));
 	while (sta) {
@@ -132,7 +129,6 @@
 		    memcmp(sta->sta.addr, addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
 			break;
 		sta = rcu_dereference_check(sta->hnext,
-					    rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 					    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_lock) ||
 					    lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_mtx));
 	}
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c
index de0d8e4..2aa975e5 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
  * should be okay */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(netlbl_domhsh_lock);
 #define netlbl_domhsh_rcu_deref(p) \
-	rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_held() || \
-				 lockdep_is_held(&netlbl_domhsh_lock))
+	rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_is_held(&netlbl_domhsh_lock))
 static struct netlbl_domhsh_tbl *netlbl_domhsh = NULL;
 static struct netlbl_dom_map *netlbl_domhsh_def = NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 9c38658..3de3768 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@
  * hash table should be okay */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
 #define netlbl_unlhsh_rcu_deref(p) \
-	rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_held() || \
-				 lockdep_is_held(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock))
+	rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_is_held(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock))
 static struct netlbl_unlhsh_tbl *netlbl_unlhsh = NULL;
 static struct netlbl_unlhsh_iface *netlbl_unlhsh_def = NULL;
 
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index a06ffab..30e242f 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
 	}
 
 	klist = rcu_dereference_check(keyring->payload.subscriptions,
-				      rcu_read_lock_held() ||
 				      atomic_read(&keyring->usage) == 0);
 	if (klist) {
 		for (loop = klist->nkeys - 1; loop >= 0; loop--)