diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index 4ef1fae8445e..4670821b569d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -598,8 +598,6 @@ __build_packet_message(struct nfnl_log_net *log,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-#define RCV_SKB_FAIL(err) do { netlink_ack(skb, nlh, (err)); return; } while (0)
-
 static struct nf_loginfo default_loginfo = {
 	.type =		NF_LOG_TYPE_ULOG,
 	.u = {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
index 6eccf0fcdc63..e26a46ef19ba 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c
@@ -834,8 +834,6 @@ nfqnl_dev_drop(struct net *net, int ifindex)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-#define RCV_SKB_FAIL(err) do { netlink_ack(skb, nlh, (err)); return; } while (0)
-
 static int
 nfqnl_rcv_dev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		    unsigned long event, void *ptr)