diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
index 03fb33efcae2..978d5f67d5a7 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
@@ -359,21 +359,6 @@ int sctp_do_peeloff(struct sock *sk, sctp_assoc_t id, struct socket **sockp);
 #define sctp_skb_for_each(pos, head, tmp) \
 	skb_queue_walk_safe(head, pos, tmp)
 
-/* A helper to append an entire skb list (list) to another (head). */
-static inline void sctp_skb_list_tail(struct sk_buff_head *list,
-				      struct sk_buff_head *head)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&head->lock, flags);
-	spin_lock(&list->lock);
-
-	skb_queue_splice_tail_init(list, head);
-
-	spin_unlock(&list->lock);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&head->lock, flags);
-}
-
 /**
  *	sctp_list_dequeue - remove from the head of the queue
  *	@list: list to dequeue from
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 36697f85ce48..bf265a4bba6e 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -6766,13 +6766,11 @@ struct sk_buff *sctp_skb_recv_datagram(struct sock *sk, int flags,
 		 *  However, this function was correct in any case. 8)
 		 */
 		if (flags & MSG_PEEK) {
-			spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 			skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 			if (skb)
 				atomic_inc(&skb->users);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 		} else {
-			skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
+			skb = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 		}
 
 		if (skb)
diff --git a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
index 72e5b3e41cdd..ec12a8920e5f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ulpqueue.c
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ int sctp_clear_pd(struct sock *sk, struct sctp_association *asoc)
 		 */
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&sp->pd_lobby)) {
 			struct list_head *list;
-			sctp_skb_list_tail(&sp->pd_lobby, &sk->sk_receive_queue);
+			skb_queue_splice_tail_init(&sp->pd_lobby,
+						   &sk->sk_receive_queue);
 			list = (struct list_head *)&sctp_sk(sk)->pd_lobby;
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(list);
 			return 1;
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ int sctp_ulpq_tail_event(struct sctp_ulpq *ulpq, struct sctp_ulpevent *event)
 	 * collected on a list.
 	 */
 	if (skb_list)
-		sctp_skb_list_tail(skb_list, queue);
+		skb_queue_splice_tail_init(skb_list, queue);
 	else
 		__skb_queue_tail(queue, skb);