diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index 4a8fb285fada..da66a6ed8993 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ out:
 
 static struct lock_class_key l2tp_socket_class;
 
-int l2tp_tunnel_create(struct net *net, int fd, int version, u32 tunnel_id, u32 peer_tunnel_id,
+int l2tp_tunnel_create(int fd, int version, u32 tunnel_id, u32 peer_tunnel_id,
 		       struct l2tp_tunnel_cfg *cfg, struct l2tp_tunnel **tunnelp)
 {
 	struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel = NULL;
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
index 5550a42dda04..3ce90c3f3491 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ struct l2tp_session *l2tp_session_get_by_ifname(const struct net *net,
  * Creation of a new instance is a two-step process: create, then register.
  * Destruction is triggered using the *_delete functions, and completes asynchronously.
  */
-int l2tp_tunnel_create(struct net *net, int fd, int version, u32 tunnel_id,
+int l2tp_tunnel_create(int fd, int version, u32 tunnel_id,
 		       u32 peer_tunnel_id, struct l2tp_tunnel_cfg *cfg,
 		       struct l2tp_tunnel **tunnelp);
 int l2tp_tunnel_register(struct l2tp_tunnel *tunnel, struct net *net,
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 31a1e27eab20..83c015f7f20d 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int l2tp_nl_cmd_tunnel_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info
 	switch (cfg.encap) {
 	case L2TP_ENCAPTYPE_UDP:
 	case L2TP_ENCAPTYPE_IP:
-		ret = l2tp_tunnel_create(net, fd, proto_version, tunnel_id,
+		ret = l2tp_tunnel_create(fd, proto_version, tunnel_id,
 					 peer_tunnel_id, &cfg, &tunnel);
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 998e0c6abf25..68d2489fc133 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int pppol2tp_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uservaddr,
 				goto end;
 			}
 
-			error = l2tp_tunnel_create(sock_net(sk), info.fd,
+			error = l2tp_tunnel_create(info.fd,
 						   info.version,
 						   info.tunnel_id,
 						   info.peer_tunnel_id, &tcfg,