diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
index 415b8f49d150..4ad924d5f983 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct flow_offload_tuple_rhash {
 
 #define FLOW_OFFLOAD_SNAT	0x1
 #define FLOW_OFFLOAD_DNAT	0x2
-#define FLOW_OFFLOAD_DYING	0x4
 #define FLOW_OFFLOAD_TEARDOWN	0x8
 #define FLOW_OFFLOAD_HW		0x10
 #define FLOW_OFFLOAD_HW_DYING	0x20
@@ -134,10 +133,6 @@ int nf_flow_table_init(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table);
 void nf_flow_table_free(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table);
 
 void flow_offload_teardown(struct flow_offload *flow);
-static inline void flow_offload_dead(struct flow_offload *flow)
-{
-	flow->flags |= FLOW_OFFLOAD_DYING;
-}
 
 int nf_flow_snat_port(const struct flow_offload *flow,
 		      struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int thoff,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
index 9e6de2bbeccb..a9ed93a9e007 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_core.c
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ void flow_offload_free(struct flow_offload *flow)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	if (flow->flags & FLOW_OFFLOAD_DYING)
-		nf_ct_delete(flow->ct, 0, 0);
 	nf_ct_put(flow->ct);
 	kfree_rcu(flow, rcu_head);
 }
@@ -300,7 +298,7 @@ flow_offload_lookup(struct nf_flowtable *flow_table,
 
 	dir = tuplehash->tuple.dir;
 	flow = container_of(tuplehash, struct flow_offload, tuplehash[dir]);
-	if (flow->flags & (FLOW_OFFLOAD_DYING | FLOW_OFFLOAD_TEARDOWN))
+	if (flow->flags & FLOW_OFFLOAD_TEARDOWN)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (unlikely(nf_ct_is_dying(flow->ct)))
@@ -349,7 +347,7 @@ static void nf_flow_offload_gc_step(struct flow_offload *flow, void *data)
 	struct nf_flowtable *flow_table = data;
 
 	if (nf_flow_has_expired(flow) || nf_ct_is_dying(flow->ct) ||
-	    (flow->flags & (FLOW_OFFLOAD_DYING | FLOW_OFFLOAD_TEARDOWN))) {
+	    (flow->flags & FLOW_OFFLOAD_TEARDOWN)) {
 		if (flow->flags & FLOW_OFFLOAD_HW) {
 			if (!(flow->flags & FLOW_OFFLOAD_HW_DYING))
 				nf_flow_offload_del(flow_table, flow);
@@ -523,7 +521,7 @@ static void nf_flow_table_do_cleanup(struct flow_offload *flow, void *data)
 	if (net_eq(nf_ct_net(flow->ct), dev_net(dev)) &&
 	    (flow->tuplehash[0].tuple.iifidx == dev->ifindex ||
 	     flow->tuplehash[1].tuple.iifidx == dev->ifindex))
-		flow_offload_dead(flow);
+		flow_offload_teardown(flow);
 }
 
 static void nf_flow_table_iterate_cleanup(struct nf_flowtable *flowtable,