diff --git a/include/net/inet_hashtables.h b/include/net/inet_hashtables.h
index b73c88a19dd408f0de41f87c80242816fac4b19d..b07d126694a7aa5d5910e2d4126522aebd602a98 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_hashtables.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_hashtables.h
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ void inet_put_port(struct sock *sk);
 
 void inet_hashinfo_init(struct inet_hashinfo *h);
 
-int __inet_hash_nolisten(struct sock *sk, struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
-int __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
+void __inet_hash_nolisten(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk);
+void __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk);
 void inet_hash(struct sock *sk);
 void inet_unhash(struct sock *sk);
 
diff --git a/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h b/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
index 360c4802288db91a38b435bcf5b5d2eb71a8cd1f..96f52a4711c8b799839c722af403a03e684de476 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ static inline struct inet_timewait_sock *inet_twsk(const struct sock *sk)
 void inet_twsk_free(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
 void inet_twsk_put(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
 
-int inet_twsk_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
-
-int inet_twsk_bind_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
-			  struct inet_hashinfo *hashinfo);
+void inet_twsk_bind_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
+			   struct inet_hashinfo *hashinfo);
 
 struct inet_timewait_sock *inet_twsk_alloc(const struct sock *sk,
 					   struct inet_timewait_death_row *dr,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
index 5f9b063bbe8ab4f3755a5711ae19b816a3bc2026..e58840330da7ebfa4b6c9ad3b37534b9aa470095 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ static int __inet_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	struct sock *sk2;
 	const struct hlist_nulls_node *node;
 	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw = NULL;
-	int twrefcnt = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
 
@@ -371,12 +370,10 @@ static int __inet_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	WARN_ON(!sk_unhashed(sk));
 	__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &head->chain);
 	if (tw) {
-		twrefcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
+		sk_nulls_del_node_init_rcu((struct sock *)tw);
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(lock);
-	if (twrefcnt)
-		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 
 	if (twp) {
@@ -384,7 +381,6 @@ static int __inet_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	} else if (tw) {
 		/* Silly. Should hash-dance instead... */
 		inet_twsk_deschedule(tw);
-
 		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -403,13 +399,12 @@ static u32 inet_sk_port_offset(const struct sock *sk)
 					  inet->inet_dport);
 }
 
-int __inet_hash_nolisten(struct sock *sk, struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
+void __inet_hash_nolisten(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk)
 {
 	struct inet_hashinfo *hashinfo = sk->sk_prot->h.hashinfo;
 	struct hlist_nulls_head *list;
 	struct inet_ehash_bucket *head;
 	spinlock_t *lock;
-	int twrefcnt = 0;
 
 	WARN_ON(!sk_unhashed(sk));
 
@@ -420,23 +415,22 @@ int __inet_hash_nolisten(struct sock *sk, struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
 	__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, list);
-	if (tw) {
-		WARN_ON(sk->sk_hash != tw->tw_hash);
-		twrefcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
+	if (osk) {
+		WARN_ON(sk->sk_hash != osk->sk_hash);
+		sk_nulls_del_node_init_rcu(osk);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(lock);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
-	return twrefcnt;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__inet_hash_nolisten);
 
-int __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
+void __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk)
 {
 	struct inet_hashinfo *hashinfo = sk->sk_prot->h.hashinfo;
 	struct inet_listen_hashbucket *ilb;
 
 	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN)
-		return __inet_hash_nolisten(sk, tw);
+		return __inet_hash_nolisten(sk, osk);
 
 	WARN_ON(!sk_unhashed(sk));
 	ilb = &hashinfo->listening_hash[inet_sk_listen_hashfn(sk)];
@@ -445,7 +439,6 @@ int __inet_hash(struct sock *sk, struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
 	__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &ilb->head);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 	spin_unlock(&ilb->lock);
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__inet_hash);
 
@@ -492,7 +485,6 @@ int __inet_hash_connect(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	struct inet_bind_bucket *tb;
 	int ret;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
-	int twrefcnt = 1;
 
 	if (!snum) {
 		int i, remaining, low, high, port;
@@ -560,18 +552,15 @@ int __inet_hash_connect(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 		inet_bind_hash(sk, tb, port);
 		if (sk_unhashed(sk)) {
 			inet_sk(sk)->inet_sport = htons(port);
-			twrefcnt += __inet_hash_nolisten(sk, tw);
+			__inet_hash_nolisten(sk, (struct sock *)tw);
 		}
 		if (tw)
-			twrefcnt += inet_twsk_bind_unhash(tw, hinfo);
+			inet_twsk_bind_unhash(tw, hinfo);
 		spin_unlock(&head->lock);
 
 		if (tw) {
 			inet_twsk_deschedule(tw);
-			while (twrefcnt) {
-				twrefcnt--;
-				inet_twsk_put(tw);
-			}
+			inet_twsk_put(tw);
 		}
 
 		ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
index 2ffbd16b79e00279235244c3412046062a86fec5..92cd4d50404eb168f95ca82b717ef5423a4aa5cb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@
 #include <net/ip.h>
 
 
-/**
- *	inet_twsk_unhash - unhash a timewait socket from established hash
- *	@tw: timewait socket
- *
- *	unhash a timewait socket from established hash, if hashed.
- *	ehash lock must be held by caller.
- *	Returns 1 if caller should call inet_twsk_put() after lock release.
- */
-int inet_twsk_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
-{
-	if (hlist_nulls_unhashed(&tw->tw_node))
-		return 0;
-
-	hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&tw->tw_node);
-	sk_nulls_node_init(&tw->tw_node);
-	/*
-	 * We cannot call inet_twsk_put() ourself under lock,
-	 * caller must call it for us.
-	 */
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /**
  *	inet_twsk_bind_unhash - unhash a timewait socket from bind hash
  *	@tw: timewait socket
@@ -48,35 +26,29 @@ int inet_twsk_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
  *	bind hash lock must be held by caller.
  *	Returns 1 if caller should call inet_twsk_put() after lock release.
  */
-int inet_twsk_bind_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
+void inet_twsk_bind_unhash(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
 			  struct inet_hashinfo *hashinfo)
 {
 	struct inet_bind_bucket *tb = tw->tw_tb;
 
 	if (!tb)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	__hlist_del(&tw->tw_bind_node);
 	tw->tw_tb = NULL;
 	inet_bind_bucket_destroy(hashinfo->bind_bucket_cachep, tb);
-	/*
-	 * We cannot call inet_twsk_put() ourself under lock,
-	 * caller must call it for us.
-	 */
-	return 1;
+	__sock_put((struct sock *)tw);
 }
 
 /* Must be called with locally disabled BHs. */
 static void inet_twsk_kill(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
 {
 	struct inet_hashinfo *hashinfo = tw->tw_dr->hashinfo;
-	struct inet_bind_hashbucket *bhead;
-	int refcnt;
-	/* Unlink from established hashes. */
 	spinlock_t *lock = inet_ehash_lockp(hashinfo, tw->tw_hash);
+	struct inet_bind_hashbucket *bhead;
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
-	refcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
+	sk_nulls_del_node_init_rcu((struct sock *)tw);
 	spin_unlock(lock);
 
 	/* Disassociate with bind bucket. */
@@ -84,11 +56,9 @@ static void inet_twsk_kill(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
 			hashinfo->bhash_size)];
 
 	spin_lock(&bhead->lock);
-	refcnt += inet_twsk_bind_unhash(tw, hashinfo);
+	inet_twsk_bind_unhash(tw, hashinfo);
 	spin_unlock(&bhead->lock);
 
-	BUG_ON(refcnt >= atomic_read(&tw->tw_refcnt));
-	atomic_sub(refcnt, &tw->tw_refcnt);
 	atomic_dec(&tw->tw_dr->tw_count);
 	inet_twsk_put(tw);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
index b4fd96de97e61627003eff220e10bdd05a899e28..a237398aa2b491ba4398f2dea83989e5a526f028 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ static int __inet6_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	struct sock *sk2;
 	const struct hlist_nulls_node *node;
 	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw = NULL;
-	int twrefcnt = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(lock);
 
@@ -234,12 +233,10 @@ static int __inet6_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	WARN_ON(!sk_unhashed(sk));
 	__sk_nulls_add_node_rcu(sk, &head->chain);
 	if (tw) {
-		twrefcnt = inet_twsk_unhash(tw);
+		sk_nulls_del_node_init_rcu((struct sock *)tw);
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(net, LINUX_MIB_TIMEWAITRECYCLED);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(lock);
-	if (twrefcnt)
-		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	sock_prot_inuse_add(sock_net(sk), sk->sk_prot, 1);
 
 	if (twp) {
@@ -247,7 +244,6 @@ static int __inet6_check_established(struct inet_timewait_death_row *death_row,
 	} else if (tw) {
 		/* Silly. Should hash-dance instead... */
 		inet_twsk_deschedule(tw);
-
 		inet_twsk_put(tw);
 	}
 	return 0;