diff --git a/net/handshake/handshake.h b/net/handshake/handshake.h
index 8aeaadca844f..4dac965c99df 100644
--- a/net/handshake/handshake.h
+++ b/net/handshake/handshake.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ struct handshake_req {
 	struct list_head		hr_list;
 	struct rhash_head		hr_rhash;
 	unsigned long			hr_flags;
-	struct file			*hr_file;
 	const struct handshake_proto	*hr_proto;
 	struct sock			*hr_sk;
 	void				(*hr_odestruct)(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/handshake/request.c b/net/handshake/request.c
index d78d41abb3d9..94d5cef3e048 100644
--- a/net/handshake/request.c
+++ b/net/handshake/request.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ int handshake_req_submit(struct socket *sock, struct handshake_req *req,
 	}
 	req->hr_odestruct = req->hr_sk->sk_destruct;
 	req->hr_sk->sk_destruct = handshake_sk_destruct;
-	req->hr_file = sock->file;
 
 	ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	net = sock_net(req->hr_sk);
@@ -335,9 +334,6 @@ bool handshake_req_cancel(struct sock *sk)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/* Request accepted and waiting for DONE */
-	fput(req->hr_file);
-
 out_true:
 	trace_handshake_cancel(net, req, sk);