diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 022bca98bde6..ca3b0f46de53 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,6 @@ check_loop_fn(struct Qdisc *q, unsigned long cl, struct qdisc_walker *w)
 
 const struct nla_policy rtm_tca_policy[TCA_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_KIND]		= { .type = NLA_STRING },
-	[TCA_OPTIONS]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[TCA_RATE]		= { .type = NLA_BINARY,
 				    .len = sizeof(struct tc_estimator) },
 	[TCA_STAB]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },