diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index 28672a944499..f60212244b13 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ static inline bool nf_ct_kill(struct nf_conn *ct)
 	return nf_ct_delete(ct, 0, 0);
 }
 
-/* Set all unconfirmed conntrack as dying */
-void nf_ct_unconfirmed_destroy(struct net *);
-
 /* Iterate over all conntracks: if iter returns true, it's deleted. */
 void nf_ct_iterate_cleanup_net(struct net *net,
 			       int (*iter)(struct nf_conn *i, void *data),
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 9010b6e5a072..b3cc318ceb45 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -2431,20 +2431,6 @@ __nf_ct_unconfirmed_destroy(struct net *net)
 	}
 }
 
-void nf_ct_unconfirmed_destroy(struct net *net)
-{
-	struct nf_conntrack_net *cnet = nf_ct_pernet(net);
-
-	might_sleep();
-
-	if (atomic_read(&cnet->count) > 0) {
-		__nf_ct_unconfirmed_destroy(net);
-		nf_queue_nf_hook_drop(net);
-		synchronize_net();
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_unconfirmed_destroy);
-
 void nf_ct_iterate_cleanup_net(struct net *net,
 			       int (*iter)(struct nf_conn *i, void *data),
 			       void *data, u32 portid, int report)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
index 83fa15c4193c..f366b8187915 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
@@ -608,7 +608,9 @@ static void __net_exit cttimeout_net_exit(struct net *net)
 	struct nfct_timeout_pernet *pernet = nfct_timeout_pernet(net);
 	struct ctnl_timeout *cur, *tmp;
 
-	nf_ct_unconfirmed_destroy(net);
+	if (list_empty(&pernet->nfct_timeout_freelist))
+		return;
+
 	nf_ct_untimeout(net, NULL);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cur, tmp, &pernet->nfct_timeout_freelist, head) {