diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index f1494fe..caca0c4 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ __nf_conntrack_find(struct net *net, u16 zone,
 
 extern int nf_conntrack_hash_check_insert(struct nf_conn *ct);
 extern void nf_ct_delete_from_lists(struct nf_conn *ct);
-extern void nf_ct_insert_dying_list(struct nf_conn *ct);
+extern void nf_ct_dying_timeout(struct nf_conn *ct);
 
 extern void nf_conntrack_flush_report(struct net *net, u32 pid, int report);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 0f241be..af17516 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -221,11 +221,9 @@ destroy_conntrack(struct nf_conntrack *nfct)
 	 * too. */
 	nf_ct_remove_expectations(ct);
 
-	/* We overload first tuple to link into unconfirmed list. */
-	if (!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct)) {
-		BUG_ON(hlist_nulls_unhashed(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode));
-		hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
-	}
+	/* We overload first tuple to link into unconfirmed or dying list.*/
+	BUG_ON(hlist_nulls_unhashed(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode));
+	hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
 
 	NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, delete);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
@@ -247,6 +245,9 @@ void nf_ct_delete_from_lists(struct nf_conn *ct)
 	 * Otherwise we can get spurious warnings. */
 	NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, delete_list);
 	clean_from_lists(ct);
+	/* add this conntrack to the dying list */
+	hlist_nulls_add_head(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode,
+			     &net->ct.dying);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_delete_from_lists);
@@ -268,31 +269,23 @@ static void death_by_event(unsigned long ul_conntrack)
 	}
 	/* we've got the event delivered, now it's dying */
 	set_bit(IPS_DYING_BIT, &ct->status);
-	spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-	hlist_nulls_del(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
-	spin_unlock(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	nf_ct_put(ct);
 }
 
-void nf_ct_insert_dying_list(struct nf_conn *ct)
+void nf_ct_dying_timeout(struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ct);
 	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache = nf_ct_ecache_find(ct);
 
 	BUG_ON(ecache == NULL);
 
-	/* add this conntrack to the dying list */
-	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
-	hlist_nulls_add_head(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode,
-			     &net->ct.dying);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	/* set a new timer to retry event delivery */
 	setup_timer(&ecache->timeout, death_by_event, (unsigned long)ct);
 	ecache->timeout.expires = jiffies +
 		(random32() % net->ct.sysctl_events_retry_timeout);
 	add_timer(&ecache->timeout);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_insert_dying_list);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_dying_timeout);
 
 static void death_by_timeout(unsigned long ul_conntrack)
 {
@@ -307,7 +300,7 @@ static void death_by_timeout(unsigned long ul_conntrack)
 	    unlikely(nf_conntrack_event(IPCT_DESTROY, ct) < 0)) {
 		/* destroy event was not delivered */
 		nf_ct_delete_from_lists(ct);
-		nf_ct_insert_dying_list(ct);
+		nf_ct_dying_timeout(ct);
 		return;
 	}
 	set_bit(IPS_DYING_BIT, &ct->status);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 7bbfb3d..34370a9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ ctnetlink_del_conntrack(struct sock *ctnl, struct sk_buff *skb,
 					      nlmsg_report(nlh)) < 0) {
 			nf_ct_delete_from_lists(ct);
 			/* we failed to report the event, try later */
-			nf_ct_insert_dying_list(ct);
+			nf_ct_dying_timeout(ct);
 			nf_ct_put(ct);
 			return 0;
 		}