diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 259622a5e690..298c1c279739 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1821,10 +1821,6 @@ static int __devinet_sysctl_register(struct net *net, char *dev_name,
 		t->devinet_vars[i].extra2 = net;
 	}
 
-	/* Don't export sysctls to unprivileged users */
-	if (net->user_ns != &init_user_ns)
-		t->devinet_vars[0].procname = NULL;
-
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "net/ipv4/conf/%s", dev_name);
 
 	t->sysctl_header = register_net_sysctl(net, path, t->devinet_vars);
@@ -1910,10 +1906,6 @@ static __net_init int devinet_init_net(struct net *net)
 		tbl[0].data = &all->data[IPV4_DEVCONF_FORWARDING - 1];
 		tbl[0].extra1 = all;
 		tbl[0].extra2 = net;
-
-		/* Don't export sysctls to unprivileged users */
-		if (net->user_ns != &init_user_ns)
-			tbl[0].procname = NULL;
 #endif
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 67ac9f8d1976..d39fe490da08 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -4741,10 +4741,6 @@ static int __addrconf_sysctl_register(struct net *net, char *dev_name,
 		t->addrconf_vars[i].extra2 = net;
 	}
 
-	/* Don't export sysctls to unprivileged users */
-	if (net->user_ns != &init_user_ns)
-		t->addrconf_vars[0].procname = NULL;
-
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "net/ipv6/conf/%s", dev_name);
 
 	t->sysctl_header = register_net_sysctl(net, path, t->addrconf_vars);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index d77dc1e2a42b..b4a9fd51dae7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -967,14 +967,9 @@ struct ctl_table * __net_init ipv6_icmp_sysctl_init(struct net *net)
 			sizeof(ipv6_icmp_table_template),
 			GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (table) {
+	if (table)
 		table[0].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.icmpv6_time;
 
-		/* Don't export sysctls to unprivileged users */
-		if (net->user_ns != &init_user_ns)
-			table[0].procname = NULL;
-	}
-
 	return table;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
index b06fd078e6c7..e85c48bd404f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ static int __net_init ipv6_sysctl_net_init(struct net *net)
 		goto out;
 	ipv6_table[0].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.bindv6only;
 
-	/* Don't export sysctls to unprivileged users */
-	if (net->user_ns != &init_user_ns)
-		ipv6_table[0].procname = NULL;
-
 	ipv6_route_table = ipv6_route_sysctl_init(net);
 	if (!ipv6_route_table)
 		goto out_ipv6_table;