diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index eeace9b509cec710cc1e515c026e01a689bf2581..49fd664f50fc01a2e7c9af9ac93d2826fe4f65bf 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -118,47 +118,16 @@ static void esp_ssg_unref(struct xfrm_state *x, void *tmp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET_ESPINTCP
-struct esp_tcp_sk {
-	struct sock *sk;
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
-};
-
-static void esp_free_tcp_sk(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk = container_of(head, struct esp_tcp_sk, rcu);
-
-	sock_put(esk->sk);
-	kfree(esk);
-}
-
 static struct sock *esp_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct xfrm_encap_tmpl *encap = x->encap;
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk;
 	__be16 sport, dport;
-	struct sock *nsk;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	sk = rcu_dereference(x->encap_sk);
-	if (sk && sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
-		return sk;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	sport = encap->encap_sport;
 	dport = encap->encap_dport;
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (sk && sk == nsk) {
-		esk = kmalloc(sizeof(*esk), GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!esk) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(x->encap_sk, NULL);
-		esk->sk = sk;
-		call_rcu(&esk->rcu, esp_free_tcp_sk);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 	sk = inet_lookup_established(net, net->ipv4.tcp_death_row.hashinfo, x->id.daddr.a4,
@@ -171,20 +140,6 @@ static struct sock *esp_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (encap->encap_sport != sport ||
-	    encap->encap_dport != dport) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-		sk = nsk ?: ERR_PTR(-EREMCHG);
-	} else if (sk == nsk) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-	} else {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(x->encap_sk, sk);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-
 	return sk;
 }
 
@@ -207,6 +162,8 @@ static int esp_output_tcp_finish(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		err = espintcp_push_skb(sk, skb);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return err;
@@ -391,6 +348,8 @@ static struct ip_esp_hdr *esp_output_tcp_encap(struct xfrm_state *x,
 	if (IS_ERR(sk))
 		return ERR_CAST(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 	*lenp = htons(len);
 	esph = (struct ip_esp_hdr *)(lenp + 1);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index 62bb9651133c4d920eebf5abf24dc6cb917ed186..7e4c8628cf98351a855d09f53961f919ccf8a1c5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -135,47 +135,16 @@ static void esp_ssg_unref(struct xfrm_state *x, void *tmp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET6_ESPINTCP
-struct esp_tcp_sk {
-	struct sock *sk;
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
-};
-
-static void esp_free_tcp_sk(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk = container_of(head, struct esp_tcp_sk, rcu);
-
-	sock_put(esk->sk);
-	kfree(esk);
-}
-
 static struct sock *esp6_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct xfrm_encap_tmpl *encap = x->encap;
 	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk;
 	__be16 sport, dport;
-	struct sock *nsk;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	sk = rcu_dereference(x->encap_sk);
-	if (sk && sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
-		return sk;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	sport = encap->encap_sport;
 	dport = encap->encap_dport;
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (sk && sk == nsk) {
-		esk = kmalloc(sizeof(*esk), GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!esk) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(x->encap_sk, NULL);
-		esk->sk = sk;
-		call_rcu(&esk->rcu, esp_free_tcp_sk);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 	sk = __inet6_lookup_established(net, net->ipv4.tcp_death_row.hashinfo, &x->id.daddr.in6,
@@ -188,20 +157,6 @@ static struct sock *esp6_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (encap->encap_sport != sport ||
-	    encap->encap_dport != dport) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-		sk = nsk ?: ERR_PTR(-EREMCHG);
-	} else if (sk == nsk) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-	} else {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(x->encap_sk, sk);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-
 	return sk;
 }
 
@@ -224,6 +179,8 @@ static int esp_output_tcp_finish(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		err = espintcp_push_skb(sk, skb);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return err;
@@ -427,6 +384,8 @@ static struct ip_esp_hdr *esp6_output_tcp_encap(struct xfrm_state *x,
 	if (IS_ERR(sk))
 		return ERR_CAST(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 	*lenp = htons(len);
 	esph = (struct ip_esp_hdr *)(lenp + 1);
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 21b082899b9d9d1c4256cc33436c7f1589258316..2c870a36842c11ef7d7af730d9b5ed97a13d5679 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -727,9 +727,6 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		net->xfrm.state_num--;
 		spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
-		if (x->encap_sk)
-			sock_put(rcu_dereference_raw(x->encap_sk));
-
 		xfrm_dev_state_delete(x);
 
 		/* All xfrm_state objects are created by xfrm_state_alloc.