diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 135e3a060caa..6ac88fe24a8e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <net/ping.h>
 
-static void ping_v6_destroy(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	inet6_destroy_sock(sk);
-}
-
 /* Compatibility glue so we can support IPv6 when it's compiled as a module */
 static int dummy_ipv6_recv_error(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len,
 				 int *addr_len)
@@ -171,7 +166,6 @@ struct proto pingv6_prot = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.init =		ping_init_sock,
 	.close =	ping_close,
-	.destroy =	ping_v6_destroy,
 	.connect =	ip6_datagram_connect_v6_only,
 	.disconnect =	__udp_disconnect,
 	.setsockopt =	ipv6_setsockopt,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 110254f44a46..69f0f9c05d02 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -1211,8 +1211,6 @@ static void raw6_destroy(struct sock *sk)
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	ip6_flush_pending_frames(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
-
-	inet6_destroy_sock(sk);
 }
 
 static int rawv6_init_sk(struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index e4ae5362cb51..2347740d3cc7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1936,12 +1936,6 @@ static int tcp_v6_init_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void tcp_v6_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	tcp_v4_destroy_sock(sk);
-	inet6_destroy_sock(sk);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 /* Proc filesystem TCPv6 sock list dumping. */
 static void get_openreq6(struct seq_file *seq,
@@ -2134,7 +2128,7 @@ struct proto tcpv6_prot = {
 	.accept			= inet_csk_accept,
 	.ioctl			= tcp_ioctl,
 	.init			= tcp_v6_init_sock,
-	.destroy		= tcp_v6_destroy_sock,
+	.destroy		= tcp_v4_destroy_sock,
 	.shutdown		= tcp_shutdown,
 	.setsockopt		= tcp_setsockopt,
 	.getsockopt		= tcp_getsockopt,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index bd3140f69b82..19c0721399d9 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1630,8 +1630,6 @@ void udpv6_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 			udp_encap_disable();
 		}
 	}
-
-	inet6_destroy_sock(sk);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index d54dbd01d86f..382124d6f764 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -255,8 +255,6 @@ static void l2tp_ip6_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 
 	if (tunnel)
 		l2tp_tunnel_delete(tunnel);
-
-	inet6_destroy_sock(sk);
 }
 
 static int l2tp_ip6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index e61c85873ea2..72d944e6a641 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2863,12 +2863,6 @@ static const struct proto_ops mptcp_v6_stream_ops = {
 
 static struct proto mptcp_v6_prot;
 
-static void mptcp_v6_destroy(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	mptcp_destroy(sk);
-	inet6_destroy_sock(sk);
-}
-
 static struct inet_protosw mptcp_v6_protosw = {
 	.type		= SOCK_STREAM,
 	.protocol	= IPPROTO_MPTCP,
@@ -2884,7 +2878,6 @@ int __init mptcp_proto_v6_init(void)
 	mptcp_v6_prot = mptcp_prot;
 	strcpy(mptcp_v6_prot.name, "MPTCPv6");
 	mptcp_v6_prot.slab = NULL;
-	mptcp_v6_prot.destroy = mptcp_v6_destroy;
 	mptcp_v6_prot.obj_size = sizeof(struct mptcp6_sock);
 
 	err = proto_register(&mptcp_v6_prot, 1);