diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 77a399f2ad03..83f9998f3347 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -689,8 +689,6 @@ static void neigh_destroy_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
  */
 void neigh_destroy(struct neighbour *neigh)
 {
-	struct hh_cache *hh;
-
 	NEIGH_CACHE_STAT_INC(neigh->tbl, destroys);
 
 	if (!neigh->dead) {
@@ -703,13 +701,6 @@ void neigh_destroy(struct neighbour *neigh)
 	if (neigh_del_timer(neigh))
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "Impossible event.\n");
 
-	hh = &neigh->hh;
-	if (hh->hh_len) {
-		write_seqlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
-		hh->hh_output = neigh_blackhole;
-		write_sequnlock_bh(&hh->hh_lock);
-	}
-
 	skb_queue_purge(&neigh->arp_queue);
 
 	dev_put(neigh->dev);