diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index b16cd79951c6..a90ac83c5918 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -165,14 +165,6 @@ int nf_hook_slow(u_int8_t pf, unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned int verdict;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net *net;
-
-	net = indev == NULL ? dev_net(outdev) : dev_net(indev);
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return 1;
-#endif
-
 	/* We may already have this, but read-locks nest anyway */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c b/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
index f9b46de6a3db..8ab829f86574 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ static struct nf_sockopt_ops *nf_sockopt_find(struct sock *sk, u_int8_t pf,
 {
 	struct nf_sockopt_ops *ops;
 
-	if (!net_eq(sock_net(sk), &init_net))
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOPROTOOPT);
-
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&nf_sockopt_mutex) != 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);