diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 62f65573eb04..3a63a4e4f62b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3622,18 +3622,10 @@ static int bond_neigh_init(struct neighbour *n)
 		return 0;
 
 	parms.neigh_setup = NULL;
-	parms.neigh_cleanup = NULL;
 	ret = slave_ops->ndo_neigh_setup(slave->dev, &parms);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Assign slave's neigh_cleanup to neighbour in case cleanup is called
-	 * after the last slave has been detached.  Assumes that all slaves
-	 * utilize the same neigh_cleanup (true at this writing as only user
-	 * is ipoib).
-	 */
-	n->parms->neigh_cleanup = parms.neigh_cleanup;
-
 	if (!parms.neigh_setup)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/include/net/neighbour.h b/include/net/neighbour.h
index b8452cc0e059..5e679c8dae0b 100644
--- a/include/net/neighbour.h
+++ b/include/net/neighbour.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ struct neigh_parms {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct list_head list;
 	int	(*neigh_setup)(struct neighbour *);
-	void	(*neigh_cleanup)(struct neighbour *);
 	struct neigh_table *tbl;
 
 	void	*sysctl_table;
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 5480edff0c86..08ebc3ac5343 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ static int neigh_blackhole(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void neigh_cleanup_and_release(struct neighbour *neigh)
 {
-	if (neigh->parms->neigh_cleanup)
-		neigh->parms->neigh_cleanup(neigh);
-
 	trace_neigh_cleanup_and_release(neigh, 0);
 	__neigh_notify(neigh, RTM_DELNEIGH, 0, 0);
 	call_netevent_notifiers(NETEVENT_NEIGH_UPDATE, neigh);