diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.cpp b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.cpp
index 1c5519fef6..3b42f759fe 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<bool> E1000ENetworkAdapter::probe(PCI::DeviceIdentifier
     return is_valid_device_id(pci_device_identifier.hardware_id().device_id);
 }
 
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> E1000ENetworkAdapter::create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& pci_device_identifier)
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> E1000ENetworkAdapter::create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& pci_device_identifier)
 {
     u8 irq = pci_device_identifier.interrupt_line().value();
     auto interface_name = TRY(NetworkingManagement::generate_interface_name_from_pci_address(pci_device_identifier));
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> E1000ENetworkAdapter
     auto rx_descriptors_region = TRY(MM.allocate_contiguous_kernel_region(TRY(Memory::page_round_up(sizeof(e1000_rx_desc) * number_of_rx_descriptors)), "E1000 RX Descriptors"sv, Memory::Region::Access::ReadWrite));
     auto tx_descriptors_region = TRY(MM.allocate_contiguous_kernel_region(TRY(Memory::page_round_up(sizeof(e1000_tx_desc) * number_of_tx_descriptors)), "E1000 TX Descriptors"sv, Memory::Region::Access::ReadWrite));
 
-    return TRY(adopt_nonnull_lock_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) E1000ENetworkAdapter(pci_device_identifier,
+    return TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) E1000ENetworkAdapter(pci_device_identifier,
         irq, move(registers_io_window),
         move(rx_buffer_region),
         move(tx_buffer_region),
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.h b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.h
index 92586e06fe..eec3a3d4bd 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000ENetworkAdapter.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class E1000ENetworkAdapter final
     : public E1000NetworkAdapter {
 public:
     static ErrorOr<bool> probe(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
-    static ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
     virtual ErrorOr<void> initialize(Badge<NetworkingManagement>) override;
 
     virtual ~E1000ENetworkAdapter() override;
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.cpp b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.cpp
index af3c830942..547fab5b00 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<bool> E1000NetworkAdapter::probe(PCI::DeviceIdentifier
     return is_valid_device_id(pci_device_identifier.hardware_id().device_id);
 }
 
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> E1000NetworkAdapter::create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& pci_device_identifier)
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> E1000NetworkAdapter::create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& pci_device_identifier)
 {
     u8 irq = pci_device_identifier.interrupt_line().value();
     auto interface_name = TRY(NetworkingManagement::generate_interface_name_from_pci_address(pci_device_identifier));
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> E1000NetworkAdapter:
     auto rx_descriptors_region = TRY(MM.allocate_contiguous_kernel_region(TRY(Memory::page_round_up(sizeof(e1000_rx_desc) * number_of_rx_descriptors)), "E1000 RX Descriptors"sv, Memory::Region::Access::ReadWrite));
     auto tx_descriptors_region = TRY(MM.allocate_contiguous_kernel_region(TRY(Memory::page_round_up(sizeof(e1000_tx_desc) * number_of_tx_descriptors)), "E1000 TX Descriptors"sv, Memory::Region::Access::ReadWrite));
 
-    return TRY(adopt_nonnull_lock_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) E1000NetworkAdapter(pci_device_identifier,
+    return TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) E1000NetworkAdapter(pci_device_identifier,
         irq, move(registers_io_window),
         move(rx_buffer_region),
         move(tx_buffer_region),
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.h b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.h
index 50055d6d8c..47ed34b6c8 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Intel/E1000NetworkAdapter.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class E1000NetworkAdapter : public NetworkAdapter
     , public IRQHandler {
 public:
     static ErrorOr<bool> probe(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
-    static ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
     virtual ErrorOr<void> initialize(Badge<NetworkingManagement>) override;
 
     virtual ~E1000NetworkAdapter() override;
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
index 0a80587ecf..c2fb037088 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullOwnPtr<KString>> NetworkingManagement::generate_interface_name_fr
 
 struct PCINetworkDriverInitializer {
     ErrorOr<bool> (*probe)(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&) = nullptr;
-    ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> (*create)(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&) = nullptr;
+    ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> (*create)(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&) = nullptr;
 };
 
 static constexpr PCINetworkDriverInitializer s_initializers[] = {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static constexpr PCINetworkDriverInitializer s_initializers[] = {
     { E1000ENetworkAdapter::probe, E1000ENetworkAdapter::create },
 };
 
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> NetworkingManagement::determine_network_device(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& device_identifier) const
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> NetworkingManagement::determine_network_device(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& device_identifier) const
 {
     for (auto& initializer : s_initializers) {
         auto initializer_probe_found_driver_match_or_error = initializer.probe(device_identifier);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ bool NetworkingManagement::initialize()
                 dmesgln("Failed to initialize network adapter ({} {}): {}", device_identifier.address(), device_identifier.hardware_id(), result.error());
                 return;
             }
-            m_adapters.with([&](auto& adapters) { adapters.append(result.release_value()); });
+            m_adapters.with([&](auto& adapters) { adapters.append(*result.release_value()); });
         }));
     }
     auto loopback = LoopbackAdapter::try_create();
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.h b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.h
index 60ecc2c926..587773030a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/NetworkingManagement.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
     NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter> loopback_adapter() const;
 
 private:
-    ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> determine_network_device(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&) const;
+    ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> determine_network_device(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&) const;
 
     SpinlockProtected<Vector<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>>, LockRank::None> m_adapters {};
     LockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter> m_loopback_adapter;
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.cpp b/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.cpp
index 6020d26d3e..f7b96fa41f 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.cpp
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<bool> RTL8168NetworkAdapter::probe(PCI::DeviceIdentifie
     return true;
 }
 
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> RTL8168NetworkAdapter::create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& pci_device_identifier)
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> RTL8168NetworkAdapter::create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const& pci_device_identifier)
 {
     u8 irq = pci_device_identifier.interrupt_line().value();
     auto interface_name = TRY(NetworkingManagement::generate_interface_name_from_pci_address(pci_device_identifier));
     auto registers_io_window = TRY(IOWindow::create_for_pci_device_bar(pci_device_identifier, PCI::HeaderType0BaseRegister::BAR0));
-    return TRY(adopt_nonnull_lock_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) RTL8168NetworkAdapter(pci_device_identifier, irq, move(registers_io_window), move(interface_name))));
+    return TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) RTL8168NetworkAdapter(pci_device_identifier, irq, move(registers_io_window), move(interface_name))));
 }
 
 bool RTL8168NetworkAdapter::determine_supported_version() const
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.h b/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.h
index 09e39d0f0f..13172ddb34 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Realtek/RTL8168NetworkAdapter.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class RTL8168NetworkAdapter final : public NetworkAdapter
     , public IRQHandler {
 public:
     static ErrorOr<bool> probe(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
-    static ErrorOr<NonnullLockRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter>> create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
     virtual ErrorOr<void> initialize(Badge<NetworkingManagement>) override;
 
     virtual ~RTL8168NetworkAdapter() override;