diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 44c81c744538..a2aec2c0cfb5 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ enum rtattr_type_t
 	RTA_PREFSRC,
 	RTA_METRICS,
 	RTA_MULTIPATH,
-	RTA_PROTOINFO,
+	RTA_PROTOINFO, /* no longer used */
 	RTA_FLOW,
 	RTA_CACHEINFO,
-	RTA_SESSION,
+	RTA_SESSION, /* no longer used */
 	RTA_MP_ALGO, /* no longer used */
 	RTA_TABLE,
 	__RTA_MAX
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
index 0f1557a4ac7a..0b2ac6a3d903 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ const struct nla_policy rtm_ipv4_policy[RTA_MAX+1] = {
 	[RTA_PREFSRC]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[RTA_METRICS]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[RTA_MULTIPATH]		= { .len = sizeof(struct rtnexthop) },
-	[RTA_PROTOINFO]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[RTA_FLOW]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };