3 files changed, 3 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index 299fec91f741..bbe23baa19b6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -121,18 +121,6 @@ int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (tmpl != NULL) {
-		/* we've got a userspace helper. */
-		if (tmpl->status & IPS_USERSPACE_HELPER) {
-			help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, flags);
-			if (help == NULL) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto out;
-			}
-			rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, NULL);
-			__set_bit(IPS_USERSPACE_HELPER_BIT, &ct->status);
-			ret = 0;
-			goto out;
-		}
 		help = nfct_help(tmpl);
 		if (help != NULL)
 			helper = help->helper;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 2a4834b83332..9307b033c0c9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -2042,10 +2042,6 @@ ctnetlink_create_expect(struct net *net, u16 zone,
 	}
 	help = nfct_help(ct);
 	if (!help) {
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	if (test_bit(IPS_USERSPACE_HELPER_BIT, &ct->status)) {
 		if (!cda[CTA_EXPECT_TIMEOUT]) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c b/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
index 8e87123f1373..0221d10de75a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ static int xt_ct_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 	int ret = 0;
 	u8 proto;
 
-	if (info->flags & ~(XT_CT_NOTRACK | XT_CT_USERSPACE_HELPER))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (info->flags & ~XT_CT_NOTRACK)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (info->flags & XT_CT_NOTRACK) {
 		ct = nf_ct_untracked_get();
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ static int xt_ct_tg_check(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 				  GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto err3;
 
-	if (info->flags & XT_CT_USERSPACE_HELPER) {
-		__set_bit(IPS_USERSPACE_HELPER_BIT, &ct->status);
-	} else if (info->helper[0]) {
+	if (info->helper[0]) {
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		proto = xt_ct_find_proto(par);
 		if (!proto) {