diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index df410823e88932a72e797e33d45a7a5c0ed0383e..74babd75c07d0a7d285b70730e1c61f11294d0cc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_cfg_do_cmd(struct net *net, u32 orig_node, u16 cmd,
 	case TIPC_CMD_NOOP:
 		rep_tlv_buf = tipc_cfg_reply_none();
 		break;
-	case TIPC_CMD_GET_NODES:
-		rep_tlv_buf = tipc_node_get_nodes(net, req_tlv_area,
-						  req_tlv_space);
-		break;
 	case TIPC_CMD_SHOW_STATS:
 		rep_tlv_buf = tipc_show_stats();
 		break;
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index d23075efaa76f5dc777c3b9a7b4098c78864b72f..0dc448e77e13b7f2dbe45f8d3e1220f378473c80 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "link.h"
 #include "name_table.h"
 #include "socket.h"
+#include "node.h"
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <linux/tipc_config.h>
 
@@ -835,6 +836,21 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_media_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 			    nla_len(media[TIPC_NLA_MEDIA_NAME]));
 }
 
+static int tipc_nl_compat_node_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
+				    struct nlattr **attrs)
+{
+	struct tipc_node_info node_info;
+	struct nlattr *node[TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX + 1];
+
+	nla_parse_nested(node, TIPC_NLA_NODE_MAX, attrs[TIPC_NLA_NODE], NULL);
+
+	node_info.addr = htonl(nla_get_u32(node[TIPC_NLA_NODE_ADDR]));
+	node_info.up = htonl(nla_get_flag(node[TIPC_NLA_NODE_UP]));
+
+	return tipc_add_tlv(msg->rep, TIPC_TLV_NODE_INFO, &node_info,
+			    sizeof(node_info));
+}
+
 static int tipc_nl_compat_handle(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_dump dump;
@@ -903,6 +919,11 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_handle(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg)
 		dump.dumpit = tipc_nl_media_dump;
 		dump.format = tipc_nl_compat_media_dump;
 		return tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(&dump, msg);
+	case TIPC_CMD_GET_NODES:
+		msg->rep_size = ULTRA_STRING_MAX_LEN;
+		dump.dumpit = tipc_nl_node_dump;
+		dump.format = tipc_nl_compat_node_dump;
+		return tipc_nl_compat_dumpit(&dump, msg);
 	}
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1011,6 +1032,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_tmp_wrap(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	case TIPC_CMD_SHOW_NAME_TABLE:
 	case TIPC_CMD_SHOW_PORTS:
 	case TIPC_CMD_GET_MEDIA_NAMES:
+	case TIPC_CMD_GET_NODES:
 		return tipc_nl_compat_recv(skb, info);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 46b87f77d3427381bef8e7a4e98222374426c9c4..ddaa2bbaa35d9b5024fe7abcb003d2f5ee210fcd 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&n_ptr->list, &temp_node->list);
 	n_ptr->action_flags = TIPC_WAIT_PEER_LINKS_DOWN;
 	n_ptr->signature = INVALID_NODE_SIG;
-	tn->num_nodes++;
 exit:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
 	return n_ptr;
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@ static void tipc_node_delete(struct tipc_net *tn, struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
 	list_del_rcu(&n_ptr->list);
 	hlist_del_rcu(&n_ptr->hash);
 	kfree_rcu(n_ptr, rcu);
-
-	tn->num_nodes--;
 }
 
 void tipc_node_stop(struct net *net)
@@ -407,57 +404,6 @@ static void node_lost_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
 	}
 }
 
-struct sk_buff *tipc_node_get_nodes(struct net *net, const void *req_tlv_area,
-				    int req_tlv_space)
-{
-	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
-	u32 domain;
-	struct sk_buff *buf;
-	struct tipc_node *n_ptr;
-	struct tipc_node_info node_info;
-	u32 payload_size;
-
-	if (!TLV_CHECK(req_tlv_area, req_tlv_space, TIPC_TLV_NET_ADDR))
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_TLV_ERROR);
-
-	domain = ntohl(*(__be32 *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area));
-	if (!tipc_addr_domain_valid(domain))
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
-						   " (network address)");
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
-	if (!tn->num_nodes) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
-	}
-
-	/* For now, get space for all other nodes */
-	payload_size = TLV_SPACE(sizeof(node_info)) * tn->num_nodes;
-	if (payload_size > 32768u) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
-		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_NOT_SUPPORTED
-						   " (too many nodes)");
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
-
-	buf = tipc_cfg_reply_alloc(payload_size);
-	if (!buf)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* Add TLVs for all nodes in scope */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(n_ptr, &tn->node_list, list) {
-		if (!tipc_in_scope(domain, n_ptr->addr))
-			continue;
-		node_info.addr = htonl(n_ptr->addr);
-		node_info.up = htonl(tipc_node_is_up(n_ptr));
-		tipc_cfg_append_tlv(buf, TIPC_TLV_NODE_INFO,
-				    &node_info, sizeof(node_info));
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return buf;
-}
-
 /**
  * tipc_node_get_linkname - get the name of a link
  *
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index 59dafee61aa04394335eaa92993b035c067d8495..3d18c66b7f7895e030e0ab7de705df903638975b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ void tipc_node_link_down(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 void tipc_node_link_up(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
 int tipc_node_active_links(struct tipc_node *n_ptr);
 int tipc_node_is_up(struct tipc_node *n_ptr);
-struct sk_buff *tipc_node_get_nodes(struct net *net, const void *req_tlv_area,
-				    int req_tlv_space);
 int tipc_node_get_linkname(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id, u32 node,
 			   char *linkname, size_t len);
 void tipc_node_unlock(struct tipc_node *node);