diff --git a/include/linux/net.h b/include/linux/net.h
index 0dcd51feef02..ae713c851342 100644
--- a/include/linux/net.h
+++ b/include/linux/net.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ struct net;
 #define SOCK_PASSCRED		3
 #define SOCK_PASSSEC		4
 
-#define PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY	0x0001
-
 #ifndef ARCH_HAS_SOCKET_TYPES
 /**
  * enum sock_type - Socket types
@@ -138,7 +136,6 @@ typedef int (*sk_read_actor_t)(read_descriptor_t *, struct sk_buff *,
 
 struct proto_ops {
 	int		family;
-	unsigned int	flags;
 	struct module	*owner;
 	int		(*release)   (struct socket *sock);
 	int		(*bind)	     (struct socket *sock,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 48223c264991..8dab0d311aba 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,6 @@ static int inet_compat_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned lon
 
 const struct proto_ops inet_stream_ops = {
 	.family		   = PF_INET,
-	.flags		   = PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY,
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.release	   = inet_release,
 	.bind		   = inet_bind,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index d30c9d949c1b..4df9dc9375c8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ int inet6_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
 
 const struct proto_ops inet6_stream_ops = {
 	.family		   = PF_INET6,
-	.flags		   = PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY,
 	.owner		   = THIS_MODULE,
 	.release	   = inet6_release,
 	.bind		   = inet6_bind,
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 56c218dc80ce..8657112a687a 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2419,10 +2419,6 @@ static int ___sys_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct user_msghdr __user *msg,
 long __sys_sendmsg_sock(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			unsigned int flags)
 {
-	/* disallow ancillary data requests from this path */
-	if (msg->msg_control || msg->msg_controllen)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	return ____sys_sendmsg(sock, msg, flags, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -2631,12 +2627,6 @@ long __sys_recvmsg_sock(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			struct user_msghdr __user *umsg,
 			struct sockaddr __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	if (msg->msg_control || msg->msg_controllen) {
-		/* disallow ancillary data reqs unless cmsg is plain data */
-		if (!(sock->ops->flags & PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY))
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	return ____sys_recvmsg(sock, msg, umsg, uaddr, flags, 0);
 }