diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter.h b/include/linux/netfilter.h
index 58a169e425f7..85a1a0b32c66 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter.h
@@ -309,16 +309,6 @@ int skb_make_writable(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int writable_len);
 struct flowi;
 struct nf_queue_entry;
 
-struct nf_afinfo {
-	unsigned short	family;
-};
-
-extern const struct nf_afinfo __rcu *nf_afinfo[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO];
-static inline const struct nf_afinfo *nf_get_afinfo(unsigned short family)
-{
-	return rcu_dereference(nf_afinfo[family]);
-}
-
 __sum16 nf_checksum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
 		    unsigned int dataoff, u_int8_t protocol,
 		    unsigned short family);
@@ -330,9 +320,6 @@ int nf_route(struct net *net, struct dst_entry **dst, struct flowi *fl,
 	     bool strict, unsigned short family);
 int nf_reroute(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_queue_entry *entry);
 
-int nf_register_afinfo(const struct nf_afinfo *afinfo);
-void nf_unregister_afinfo(const struct nf_afinfo *afinfo);
-
 #include <net/flow.h>
 extern void (*nf_nat_decode_session_hook)(struct sk_buff *, struct flowi *);
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c
index e7348b49bc0d..86774b5c3b73 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c
@@ -95,30 +95,23 @@ static const struct nf_chain_type filter_bridge = {
 	},
 };
 
-static const struct nf_afinfo nf_br_afinfo = {
-	.family                 = AF_BRIDGE,
-	.route_key_size         = 0,
-};
-
 static int __init nf_tables_bridge_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	nf_register_afinfo(&nf_br_afinfo);
 	ret = nft_register_chain_type(&filter_bridge);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err1;
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&nf_tables_bridge_net_ops);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err2;
+		goto err_register_subsys;
 
 	return ret;
 
-err2:
+err_register_subsys:
 	nft_unregister_chain_type(&filter_bridge);
-err1:
-	nf_unregister_afinfo(&nf_br_afinfo);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +119,6 @@ static void __exit nf_tables_bridge_exit(void)
 {
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nf_tables_bridge_net_ops);
 	nft_unregister_chain_type(&filter_bridge);
-	nf_unregister_afinfo(&nf_br_afinfo);
 }
 
 module_init(nf_tables_bridge_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
index bd8e161c2f95..e6774ccb7731 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter.c
@@ -161,13 +161,3 @@ int nf_ip_route(struct net *net, struct dst_entry **dst, struct flowi *fl,
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ip_route);
-
-static const struct nf_afinfo nf_ip_afinfo = {
-	.family			= AF_INET,
-};
-
-static int __init ipv4_netfilter_init(void)
-{
-	return nf_register_afinfo(&nf_ip_afinfo);
-}
-subsys_initcall(ipv4_netfilter_init);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
index 18f82a3fb0c0..d95ceca7ff8f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter.c
@@ -174,14 +174,10 @@ static const struct nf_ipv6_ops ipv6ops = {
 	.reroute		= nf_ip6_reroute,
 };
 
-static const struct nf_afinfo nf_ip6_afinfo = {
-	.family			= AF_INET6,
-};
-
 int __init ipv6_netfilter_init(void)
 {
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ipv6_ops, &ipv6ops);
-	return nf_register_afinfo(&nf_ip6_afinfo);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* This can be called from inet6_init() on errors, so it cannot
@@ -190,5 +186,4 @@ int __init ipv6_netfilter_init(void)
 void ipv6_netfilter_fini(void)
 {
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ipv6_ops, NULL);
-	nf_unregister_afinfo(&nf_ip6_afinfo);
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 9ace162a7a60..07f70646adc8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -28,34 +28,12 @@
 
 #include "nf_internals.h"
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(afinfo_mutex);
-
-const struct nf_afinfo __rcu *nf_afinfo[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO] __read_mostly;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_afinfo);
 const struct nf_ipv6_ops __rcu *nf_ipv6_ops __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ipv6_ops);
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, nf_skb_duplicated);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_skb_duplicated);
 
-int nf_register_afinfo(const struct nf_afinfo *afinfo)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&afinfo_mutex);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_afinfo[afinfo->family], afinfo);
-	mutex_unlock(&afinfo_mutex);
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_register_afinfo);
-
-void nf_unregister_afinfo(const struct nf_afinfo *afinfo)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&afinfo_mutex);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_afinfo[afinfo->family], NULL);
-	mutex_unlock(&afinfo_mutex);
-	synchronize_rcu();
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_unregister_afinfo);
-
 #ifdef HAVE_JUMP_LABEL
 struct static_key nf_hooks_needed[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO][NF_MAX_HOOKS];
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_hooks_needed);
