diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 051bbd0726df..98ac32b49d8c 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)
@@ -170,7 +165,6 @@ 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 3d5be1c2fafd..bf052d68e1f5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -1256,8 +1256,6 @@ 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 da8611a75d2a..7cb622d300aa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1848,12 +1848,6 @@ 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,
@@ -2046,7 +2040,7 @@ 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 6a51ff95a314..797d45ceb2c7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1573,8 +1573,6 @@ 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 23e9ce985ed6..307cf20b6649 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ 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)