diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 7d3772e0d150511070d89f81a7097e37d1c697b7..9fc2f9d666a9a346928c316f6c9fdf5bad8385f8 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@ static __net_initdata struct pernet_operations sysctl_core_ops = {
 
 static __init int sysctl_core_init(void)
 {
-	static struct ctl_table empty[1];
-
-	kmemleak_not_leak(register_net_sysctl_table(&init_net, net_core_path, empty));
 	register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net/core", net_core_table);
 	return register_pernet_subsys(&sysctl_core_ops);
 }