diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
index 5e40a8b68cbe..b3b922adc0e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,6 @@ static int caif_hsi_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	cfhsi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	cfhsi_netlink_parms(data, cfhsi);
-	dev_net_set(cfhsi->ndev, src_net);
 
 	get_ops = symbol_get(cfhsi_get_ops);
 	if (!get_ops) {
diff --git a/net/caif/chnl_net.c b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
index 4589ff67bfa9..67a4a36febd1 100644
--- a/net/caif/chnl_net.c
+++ b/net/caif/chnl_net.c
@@ -470,7 +470,6 @@ static int ipcaif_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 	caifdev = netdev_priv(dev);
 	caif_netlink_parms(data, &caifdev->conn_req);
-	dev_net_set(caifdev->netdev, src_net);
 
 	ret = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (ret)