diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 9a59a33787cb..d609e957a3ec 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>			/* for struct ipv6hdr */
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6)
-#include <linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h>
-#endif
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK)
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/ipvs/Kconfig
index 2c1593089ede..eb0e329f9b8d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/Kconfig
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ if IP_VS
 config	IP_VS_IPV6
 	bool "IPv6 support for IPVS"
 	depends on IPV6 = y || IP_VS = IPV6
-	select IP6_NF_IPTABLES
 	select NF_DEFRAG_IPV6
 	help
 	  Add IPv6 support to IPVS.