diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index cd4d780e5400..28f62f24da7e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4380,20 +4380,6 @@ static u64 reg_const_value(struct bpf_reg_state *reg, bool subreg32)
 	return subreg32 ? tnum_subreg(reg->var_off).value : reg->var_off.value;
 }
 
-static bool __is_scalar_unbounded(struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
-{
-	return tnum_is_unknown(reg->var_off) &&
-	       reg->smin_value == S64_MIN && reg->smax_value == S64_MAX &&
-	       reg->umin_value == 0 && reg->umax_value == U64_MAX &&
-	       reg->s32_min_value == S32_MIN && reg->s32_max_value == S32_MAX &&
-	       reg->u32_min_value == 0 && reg->u32_max_value == U32_MAX;
-}
-
-static bool register_is_bounded(struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
-{
-	return reg->type == SCALAR_VALUE && !__is_scalar_unbounded(reg);
-}
-
 static bool __is_pointer_value(bool allow_ptr_leaks,
 			       const struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
 {
@@ -4504,7 +4490,7 @@ static int check_stack_write_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		return err;
 
 	mark_stack_slot_scratched(env, spi);
-	if (reg && !(off % BPF_REG_SIZE) && register_is_bounded(reg) && env->bpf_capable) {
+	if (reg && !(off % BPF_REG_SIZE) && reg->type == SCALAR_VALUE && env->bpf_capable) {
 		bool reg_value_fits;
 
 		reg_value_fits = get_reg_width(reg) <= BITS_PER_BYTE * size;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c
index 7013a9694163..317806451762 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c
@@ -452,9 +452,9 @@ l0_%=:	r1 >>= 16;					\
 SEC("raw_tp")
 __log_level(2)
 __success
-__msg("fp-8=0m??mmmm")
-__msg("fp-16=00mm??mm")
-__msg("fp-24=00mm???m")
+__msg("fp-8=0m??scalar()")
+__msg("fp-16=00mm??scalar()")
+__msg("fp-24=00mm???scalar()")
 __naked void spill_subregs_preserve_stack_zero(void)
 {
 	asm volatile (