diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index cc6e02eb76c2..ce500f847b99 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -4134,9 +4134,6 @@ void __init xfrm_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM_ESPINTCP
 	espintcp_init();
 #endif
-
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(xfrm_if_cb, NULL);
-	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL