diff --git a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
index 144fefb..84a72a1 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee802154_netdev.h
@@ -422,15 +422,6 @@
 			       struct ieee802154_mac_params *params);
 
 	struct ieee802154_llsec_ops *llsec;
-
-	/* The fields below are required. */
-
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: these should become the part of PIB/MIB interface.
-	 * However we still don't have IB interface of any kind
-	 */
-	__le16 (*get_pan_id)(const struct net_device *dev);
-	__le16 (*get_short_addr)(const struct net_device *dev);
 };
 
 static inline struct ieee802154_mlme_ops *
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
index 2e77fad..f20a387 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/core.c
@@ -55,20 +55,6 @@
 LIST_HEAD(lowpan_devices);
 static int lowpan_open_count;
 
-static __le16 lowpan_get_pan_id(const struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct net_device *real_dev = lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
-
-	return ieee802154_mlme_ops(real_dev)->get_pan_id(real_dev);
-}
-
-static __le16 lowpan_get_short_addr(const struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct net_device *real_dev = lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev;
-
-	return ieee802154_mlme_ops(real_dev)->get_short_addr(real_dev);
-}
-
 static struct header_ops lowpan_header_ops = {
 	.create	= lowpan_header_create,
 };
@@ -96,11 +82,6 @@
 	.ndo_start_xmit		= lowpan_xmit,
 };
 
-static struct ieee802154_mlme_ops lowpan_mlme = {
-	.get_pan_id = lowpan_get_pan_id,
-	.get_short_addr = lowpan_get_short_addr,
-};
-
 static void lowpan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->addr_len		= IEEE802154_ADDR_LEN;
@@ -116,7 +97,6 @@
 
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &lowpan_netdev_ops;
 	dev->header_ops		= &lowpan_header_ops;
-	dev->ml_priv		= &lowpan_mlme;
 	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
 	dev->features		|= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 }
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
index 2349070..98acf73 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 
 	/* prepare wpan address data */
 	sa.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
-	sa.pan_id = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->get_pan_id(dev);
+	sa.pan_id = lowpan_dev_info(dev)->real_dev->ieee802154_ptr->pan_id;
 	sa.extended_addr = ieee802154_devaddr_from_raw(saddr);
 
 	/* intra-PAN communications */
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index cdc1cc3..ada58a8 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@
 	BUG_ON(!phy);
 	get_device(&phy->dev);
 
-	short_addr = ops->get_short_addr(dev);
-	pan_id = ops->get_pan_id(dev);
+	rtnl_lock();
+	short_addr = dev->ieee802154_ptr->short_addr;
+	pan_id = dev->ieee802154_ptr->pan_id;
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	if (nla_put_string(msg, IEEE802154_ATTR_DEV_NAME, dev->name) ||
 	    nla_put_string(msg, IEEE802154_ATTR_PHY_NAME, wpan_phy_name(phy)) ||
@@ -244,7 +246,9 @@
 	addr.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_LONG;
 	addr.extended_addr = nla_get_hwaddr(
 			info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_HW_ADDR]);
-	addr.pan_id = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->get_pan_id(dev);
+	rtnl_lock();
+	addr.pan_id = dev->ieee802154_ptr->pan_id;
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	ret = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->assoc_resp(dev, &addr,
 		nla_get_shortaddr(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_SHORT_ADDR]),
@@ -281,7 +285,9 @@
 		addr.short_addr = nla_get_shortaddr(
 				info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEST_SHORT_ADDR]);
 	}
-	addr.pan_id = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->get_pan_id(dev);
+	rtnl_lock();
+	addr.pan_id = dev->ieee802154_ptr->pan_id;
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	ret = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->disassoc_req(dev, &addr,
 			nla_get_u8(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_REASON]));
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index 7aaaf96..e5cc253 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -64,10 +64,8 @@
 			if (tmp->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
 				continue;
 
-			pan_id = ieee802154_mlme_ops(tmp)->get_pan_id(tmp);
-			short_addr =
-				ieee802154_mlme_ops(tmp)->get_short_addr(tmp);
-
+			pan_id = tmp->ieee802154_ptr->pan_id;
+			short_addr = tmp->ieee802154_ptr->short_addr;
 			if (pan_id == addr->pan_id &&
 			    short_addr == addr->short_addr) {
 				dev = tmp;
@@ -797,9 +795,9 @@
 	/* Data frame processing */
 	BUG_ON(dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
 
-	pan_id = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->get_pan_id(dev);
-	short_addr = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->get_short_addr(dev);
-	hw_addr = ieee802154_devaddr_from_raw(dev->dev_addr);
+	pan_id = dev->ieee802154_ptr->pan_id;
+	short_addr = dev->ieee802154_ptr->short_addr;
+	hw_addr = dev->ieee802154_ptr->extended_addr;
 
 	read_lock(&dgram_lock);
 	sk_for_each(sk, &dgram_head) {
diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 56b3847..eec668f 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@
 	unsigned long state;
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 
-	spinlock_t mib_lock;
-
 	/* protects sec from concurrent access by netlink. access by
 	 * encrypt/decrypt/header_create safe without additional protection.
 	 */
@@ -136,10 +134,6 @@
 enum hrtimer_restart ieee802154_xmit_ifs_timer(struct hrtimer *timer);
 
 /* MIB callbacks */
-void mac802154_dev_set_short_addr(struct net_device *dev, __le16 val);
-__le16 mac802154_dev_get_short_addr(const struct net_device *dev);
-__le16 mac802154_dev_get_pan_id(const struct net_device *dev);
-void mac802154_dev_set_pan_id(struct net_device *dev, __le16 val);
 void mac802154_dev_set_page_channel(struct net_device *dev, u8 page, u8 chan);
 
 int mac802154_get_params(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index 0ec7bc4..f30788d 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 	int err = -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	spin_lock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SIOCGIFADDR:
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@
 	}
 	case SIOCSIFADDR:
 		if (netif_running(dev)) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
 			rtnl_unlock();
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
@@ -111,7 +109,6 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
@@ -374,8 +371,6 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!saddr) {
-		spin_lock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-
 		if (wpan_dev->short_addr == cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_BROADCAST) ||
 		    wpan_dev->short_addr == cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_UNDEF) ||
 		    wpan_dev->pan_id == cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_PANID_BROADCAST)) {
@@ -387,8 +382,6 @@
 		}
 
 		hdr.source.pan_id = wpan_dev->pan_id;
-
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
 	} else {
 		hdr.source = *(const struct ieee802154_addr *)saddr;
 	}
@@ -500,7 +493,6 @@
 		sdata->dev->ml_priv = &mac802154_mlme_wpan;
 		wpan_dev->promiscuous_mode = false;
 
-		spin_lock_init(&sdata->mib_lock);
 		mutex_init(&sdata->sec_mtx);
 
 		mac802154_llsec_init(&sdata->sec);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c b/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c
index 3b347d4..5220c2b2 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/mac_cmd.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(addr->mode != IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT);
 
-	mac802154_dev_set_pan_id(dev, addr->pan_id);
-	mac802154_dev_set_short_addr(dev, addr->short_addr);
+	dev->ieee802154_ptr->pan_id = addr->pan_id;
+	dev->ieee802154_ptr->short_addr = addr->short_addr;
 	mac802154_dev_set_page_channel(dev, page, channel);
 
 	if (ops->llsec) {
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@
 
 struct ieee802154_mlme_ops mac802154_mlme_wpan = {
 	.start_req = mac802154_mlme_start_req,
-	.get_pan_id = mac802154_dev_get_pan_id,
-	.get_short_addr = mac802154_dev_get_short_addr,
 
 	.llsec = &mac802154_llsec_ops,
 
diff --git a/net/mac802154/mib.c b/net/mac802154/mib.c
index 00a62de..73f94fb 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/mib.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/mib.c
@@ -26,56 +26,6 @@
 #include "ieee802154_i.h"
 #include "driver-ops.h"
 
-void mac802154_dev_set_short_addr(struct net_device *dev, __le16 val)
-{
-	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE802154_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-
-	BUG_ON(dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-	sdata->wpan_dev.short_addr = val;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-}
-
-__le16 mac802154_dev_get_short_addr(const struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE802154_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-	__le16 ret;
-
-	BUG_ON(dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-	ret = sdata->wpan_dev.short_addr;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-__le16 mac802154_dev_get_pan_id(const struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE802154_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-	__le16 ret;
-
-	BUG_ON(dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-	ret = sdata->wpan_dev.pan_id;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void mac802154_dev_set_pan_id(struct net_device *dev, __le16 val)
-{
-	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE802154_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-
-	BUG_ON(dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-	sdata->wpan_dev.pan_id = val;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-}
-
 void mac802154_dev_set_page_channel(struct net_device *dev, u8 page, u8 chan)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE802154_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/rx.c b/net/mac802154/rx.c
index c0d67b2..e0f1006 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/rx.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 
 	pr_debug("getting packet via slave interface %s\n", sdata->dev->name);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-
 	span = wpan_dev->pan_id;
 	sshort = wpan_dev->short_addr;
 
@@ -83,13 +81,10 @@
 			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_OTHERHOST;
 		break;
 	default:
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
 		pr_debug("invalid dest mode\n");
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sdata->mib_lock);
-
 	skb->dev = sdata->dev;
 
 	rc = mac802154_llsec_decrypt(&sdata->sec, skb);