diff --git a/net/ipv6/ping.c b/net/ipv6/ping.c
index 23ae01715e7b..5c9be8594483 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ping.c
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 #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)
@@ -175,7 +170,6 @@ 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 44e9a240d607..8ed99732e24c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -1259,8 +1259,6 @@ 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 f69c1b83403b..033cf81f3483 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1792,12 +1792,6 @@ 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,
@@ -1990,7 +1984,7 @@ 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 30b1a1d9739d..9274603514e5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1503,8 +1503,6 @@ void udpv6_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 		if (encap_destroy)
 			encap_destroy(sk);
 	}
-
-	inet6_destroy_sock(sk);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
index 9dae10d8880c..f3f0b4b7c386 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ 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)