diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index d1c23940a86a..6b8b0abbfab4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -2995,11 +2995,6 @@ ctnetlink_create_expect(struct net *net, u16 zone,
 	}
 
 	err = nf_ct_expect_related_report(exp, portid, report);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto err_exp;
-
-	return 0;
-err_exp:
 	nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
 err_ct:
 	nf_ct_put(ct);