diff --git a/include/linux/idr.h b/include/linux/idr.h
index dd048cf456b7..9a4042489ec6 100644
--- a/include/linux/idr.h
+++ b/include/linux/idr.h
@@ -140,16 +140,11 @@ void *idr_replace(struct idr *, void *, int id);
 void *idr_replace_ext(struct idr *idr, void *ptr, unsigned long id);
 void idr_destroy(struct idr *);
 
-static inline void *idr_remove_ext(struct idr *idr, unsigned long id)
+static inline void *idr_remove(struct idr *idr, unsigned long id)
 {
 	return radix_tree_delete_item(&idr->idr_rt, id, NULL);
 }
 
-static inline void *idr_remove(struct idr *idr, int id)
-{
-	return idr_remove_ext(idr, id);
-}
-
 static inline void idr_init(struct idr *idr)
 {
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&idr->idr_rt, IDR_RT_MARKER);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 4d33a50a8a6d..bab81574a420 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void free_tcf(struct tc_action *p)
 static void tcf_idr_remove(struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo, struct tc_action *p)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&idrinfo->lock);
-	idr_remove_ext(&idrinfo->action_idr, p->tcfa_index);
+	idr_remove(&idrinfo->action_idr, p->tcfa_index);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&idrinfo->lock);
 	gen_kill_estimator(&p->tcfa_rate_est);
 	free_tcf(p);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index 5f169ded347e..d2193304bad0 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void basic_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(f, n, &head->flist, link) {
 		list_del_rcu(&f->link);
 		tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &f->res);
-		idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
+		idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
 		if (tcf_exts_get_net(&f->exts))
 			call_rcu(&f->rcu, basic_delete_filter);
 		else
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int basic_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, void *arg, bool *last)
 
 	list_del_rcu(&f->link);
 	tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &f->res);
-	idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
+	idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
 	tcf_exts_get_net(&f->exts);
 	call_rcu(&f->rcu, basic_delete_filter);
 	*last = list_empty(&head->flist);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int basic_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	err = basic_set_parms(net, tp, fnew, base, tb, tca[TCA_RATE], ovr);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		if (!fold)
-			idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
+			idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
index a9f3e317055c..810c824eea81 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void __cls_bpf_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 	struct cls_bpf_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 
-	idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
+	idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
 	cls_bpf_stop_offload(tp, prog);
 	list_del_rcu(&prog->link);
 	tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &prog->res);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int cls_bpf_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	ret = cls_bpf_offload(tp, prog, oldprog);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (!oldprog)
-			idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
+			idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
 		__cls_bpf_delete_prog(prog);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static int cls_bpf_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 
 errout_idr:
 	if (!oldprog)
-		idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
+		idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
 errout:
 	tcf_exts_destroy(&prog->exts);
 	kfree(prog);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index 543a3e875d05..3e89b0be1706 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void __fl_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_fl_filter *f)
 {
 	struct cls_fl_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 
-	idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
+	idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
 	list_del_rcu(&f->list);
 	if (!tc_skip_hw(f->flags))
 		fl_hw_destroy_filter(tp, f);
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ static int fl_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 
 errout_idr:
 	if (fnew->handle)
-		idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
+		idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
 errout:
 	tcf_exts_destroy(&fnew->exts);
 	kfree(fnew);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_u32.c b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
index ac152b4f4247..6fe4e3549ad3 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_u32.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static void u32_clear_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *ht)
 					 rtnl_dereference(n->next));
 			tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &n->res);
 			u32_remove_hw_knode(tp, n->handle);
-			idr_remove_ext(&ht->handle_idr, n->handle);
+			idr_remove(&ht->handle_idr, n->handle);
 			if (tcf_exts_get_net(&n->exts))
 				call_rcu(&n->rcu, u32_delete_key_freepf_rcu);
 			else
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static int u32_destroy_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *ht)
 		if (phn == ht) {
 			u32_clear_hw_hnode(tp, ht);
 			idr_destroy(&ht->handle_idr);
-			idr_remove_ext(&tp_c->handle_idr, ht->handle);
+			idr_remove(&tp_c->handle_idr, ht->handle);
 			RCU_INIT_POINTER(*hn, ht->next);
 			kfree_rcu(ht, rcu);
 			return 0;
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ static int u32_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 
 		err = u32_replace_hw_hnode(tp, ht, flags);
 		if (err) {
-			idr_remove_ext(&tp_c->handle_idr, handle);
+			idr_remove(&tp_c->handle_idr, handle);
 			kfree(ht);
 			return err;
 		}
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int u32_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 #endif
 	kfree(n);
 erridr:
-	idr_remove_ext(&ht->handle_idr, handle);
+	idr_remove(&ht->handle_idr, handle);
 	return err;
 }
 
