diff --git a/net/batman-adv/originator.c b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
index 17851d3aaf22..6282f021ddfb 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/originator.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/originator.c
@@ -197,18 +197,12 @@ static void batadv_neigh_node_release(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
 {
 	struct hlist_node *node_tmp;
 	struct batadv_neigh_ifinfo *neigh_ifinfo;
-	struct batadv_algo_ops *bao;
-
-	bao = neigh_node->orig_node->bat_priv->bat_algo_ops;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(neigh_ifinfo, node_tmp,
 				  &neigh_node->ifinfo_list, list) {
 		batadv_neigh_ifinfo_free_ref(neigh_ifinfo);
 	}
 
-	if (bao->bat_neigh_free)
-		bao->bat_neigh_free(neigh_node);
-
 	batadv_hardif_free_ref(neigh_node->if_incoming);
 
 	kfree_rcu(neigh_node, rcu);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index d260efd70499..cbd347c2e4a5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1136,8 +1136,6 @@ struct batadv_forw_packet {
  * @bat_neigh_is_equiv_or_better: check if neigh1 is equally good or better
  *  than neigh2 for their respective outgoing interface from the metric
  *  prospective
- * @bat_neigh_free: free the resources allocated by the routing algorithm for a
- *  neigh_node object
  * @bat_orig_print: print the originator table (optional)
  * @bat_orig_free: free the resources allocated by the routing algorithm for an
  *  orig_node object
@@ -1165,7 +1163,6 @@ struct batadv_algo_ops {
 		 struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing1,
 		 struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh2,
 		 struct batadv_hard_iface *if_outgoing2);
-	void (*bat_neigh_free)(struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh);
 	/* orig_node handling API */
 	void (*bat_orig_print)(struct batadv_priv *priv, struct seq_file *seq,
 			       struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);