diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index d440bb585524..31089d153fd3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ static int vti6_tnl_create2(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
 	int err;
 
-	err = vti6_dev_init(dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto out;
-
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -783,6 +779,7 @@ static int vti6_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops vti6_netdev_ops = {
+	.ndo_init	= vti6_dev_init,
 	.ndo_uninit	= vti6_dev_uninit,
 	.ndo_start_xmit = vti6_tnl_xmit,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl	= vti6_ioctl,
@@ -852,16 +849,10 @@ static int __net_init vti6_fb_tnl_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ip6_tnl *t = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 	struct vti6_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
-	int err = vti6_dev_init_gen(dev);
-
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	t->parms.proto = IPPROTO_IPV6;
 	dev_hold(dev);
 
-	vti6_link_config(t);
-
 	rcu_assign_pointer(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], t);
 	return 0;
 }