diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e6af04716cf7..6321f12630c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4145,8 +4145,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops bond_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_add_slave		= bond_enslave,
 	.ndo_del_slave		= bond_release,
 	.ndo_fix_features	= bond_fix_features,
-	.ndo_neigh_construct	= netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_construct,
-	.ndo_neigh_destroy	= netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_destroy,
 	.ndo_bridge_setlink	= switchdev_port_bridge_setlink,
 	.ndo_bridge_getlink	= switchdev_port_bridge_getlink,
 	.ndo_bridge_dellink	= switchdev_port_bridge_dellink,
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index a3711769544b..4a24b5d15f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -2001,8 +2001,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops team_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_add_slave		= team_add_slave,
 	.ndo_del_slave		= team_del_slave,
 	.ndo_fix_features	= team_fix_features,
-	.ndo_neigh_construct	= netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_construct,
-	.ndo_neigh_destroy	= netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_destroy,
 	.ndo_change_carrier     = team_change_carrier,
 	.ndo_bridge_setlink	= switchdev_port_bridge_setlink,
 	.ndo_bridge_getlink	= switchdev_port_bridge_getlink,
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 014fbe256d55..58afbd1cc659 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3888,10 +3888,6 @@ void *netdev_lower_dev_get_private(struct net_device *dev,
 				   struct net_device *lower_dev);
 void netdev_lower_state_changed(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 				void *lower_state_info);
-int netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_construct(struct net_device *dev,
-					   struct neighbour *n);
-void netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_destroy(struct net_device *dev,
-					  struct neighbour *n);
 
 /* RSS keys are 40 or 52 bytes long */
 #define NETDEV_RSS_KEY_LEN 52
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 116455ac3db5..e97ab824e368 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -791,8 +791,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops vlan_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_netpoll_cleanup	= vlan_dev_netpoll_cleanup,
 #endif
 	.ndo_fix_features	= vlan_dev_fix_features,
-	.ndo_neigh_construct	= netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_construct,
-	.ndo_neigh_destroy	= netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_destroy,
 	.ndo_fdb_add		= switchdev_port_fdb_add,
 	.ndo_fdb_del		= switchdev_port_fdb_del,
 	.ndo_fdb_dump		= switchdev_port_fdb_dump,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index 6c46d1b4cdbb..5ba0b558f8ae 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops br_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_add_slave		 = br_add_slave,
 	.ndo_del_slave		 = br_del_slave,
 	.ndo_fix_features        = br_fix_features,
-	.ndo_neigh_construct	 = netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_construct,
-	.ndo_neigh_destroy	 = netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_destroy,
 	.ndo_fdb_add		 = br_fdb_add,
 	.ndo_fdb_del		 = br_fdb_delete,
 	.ndo_fdb_dump		 = br_fdb_dump,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 404d2e6d5d32..3e1a60102e64 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6111,50 +6111,6 @@ void netdev_lower_state_changed(struct net_device *lower_dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_lower_state_changed);
 
-int netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_construct(struct net_device *dev,
-					   struct neighbour *n)
-{
-	struct net_device *lower_dev, *stop_dev;
-	struct list_head *iter;
-	int err;
-
-	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower_dev, iter) {
-		if (!lower_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_neigh_construct)
-			continue;
-		err = lower_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_neigh_construct(lower_dev, n);
-		if (err) {
-			stop_dev = lower_dev;
-			goto rollback;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-
-rollback:
-	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower_dev, iter) {
-		if (lower_dev == stop_dev)
-			break;
-		if (!lower_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_neigh_destroy)
-			continue;
-		lower_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_neigh_destroy(lower_dev, n);
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_construct);
-
-void netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_destroy(struct net_device *dev,
-					  struct neighbour *n)
-{
-	struct net_device *lower_dev;
-	struct list_head *iter;
-
-	netdev_for_each_lower_dev(dev, lower_dev, iter) {
-		if (!lower_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_neigh_destroy)
-			continue;
-		lower_dev->netdev_ops->ndo_neigh_destroy(lower_dev, n);
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_default_l2upper_neigh_destroy);
-
 static void dev_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int flags)
 {
 	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;