diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
index f6267e2883f2..41de4156540a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct nfnetlink_subsystem {
 	int (*commit)(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int (*abort)(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     enum nfnl_abort_action action);
-	void (*cleanup)(struct net *net);
 	bool (*valid_genid)(struct net *net, u32 genid);
 };
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 140c24f1b6c6..1a5294eb340c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6491,6 +6491,8 @@ static int nf_tables_validate(struct net *net)
 			if (nft_table_validate(net, table) < 0)
 				return -EAGAIN;
 		}
+
+		nft_validate_state_update(net, NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -7172,11 +7174,6 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void nf_tables_cleanup(struct net *net)
-{
-	nft_validate_state_update(net, NFT_VALIDATE_SKIP);
-}
-
 static int nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 {
@@ -7208,7 +7205,6 @@ static const struct nfnetlink_subsystem nf_tables_subsys = {
 	.cb		= nf_tables_cb,
 	.commit		= nf_tables_commit,
 	.abort		= nf_tables_abort,
-	.cleanup	= nf_tables_cleanup,
 	.valid_genid	= nf_tables_valid_genid,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index 81c86a156c6c..e3f6e27a9a06 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -512,8 +512,6 @@ done:
 			goto replay_abort;
 		}
 	}
-	if (ss->cleanup)
-		ss->cleanup(net);
 
 	nfnl_err_deliver(&err_list, oskb);
 	kfree_skb(skb);