diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
index 5121be4675d14de3ea8f7722434945caeb307eb9..3c7e3e581835f5e0682fe58890304743d1dcb8dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c
@@ -1065,33 +1065,6 @@ static struct mlx5_flow_rule *add_rule_fg(struct mlx5_flow_group *fg,
 	return rule;
 }
 
-static struct mlx5_flow_rule *add_rule_to_auto_fg(struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
-						  u8 match_criteria_enable,
-						  u32 *match_criteria,
-						  u32 *match_value,
-						  u8 action,
-						  u32 flow_tag,
-						  struct mlx5_flow_destination *dest)
-{
-	struct mlx5_flow_rule *rule;
-	struct mlx5_flow_group *g;
-
-	g = create_autogroup(ft, match_criteria_enable, match_criteria);
-	if (IS_ERR(g))
-		return (void *)g;
-
-	rule = add_rule_fg(g, match_value,
-			   action, flow_tag, dest);
-	if (IS_ERR(rule)) {
-		/* Remove assumes refcount > 0 and autogroup creates a group
-		 * with a refcount = 0.
-		 */
-		tree_get_node(&g->node);
-		tree_remove_node(&g->node);
-	}
-	return rule;
-}
-
 static struct mlx5_flow_rule *
 _mlx5_add_flow_rule(struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
 		    u8 match_criteria_enable,
@@ -1119,8 +1092,23 @@ _mlx5_add_flow_rule(struct mlx5_flow_table *ft,
 				goto unlock;
 		}
 
-	rule = add_rule_to_auto_fg(ft, match_criteria_enable, match_criteria,
-				   match_value, action, flow_tag, dest);
+	g = create_autogroup(ft, match_criteria_enable, match_criteria);
+	if (IS_ERR(g)) {
+		rule = (void *)g;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	rule = add_rule_fg(g, match_value,
+			   action, flow_tag, dest);
+	if (IS_ERR(rule)) {
+		/* Remove assumes refcount > 0 and autogroup creates a group
+		 * with a refcount = 0.
+		 */
+		unlock_ref_node(&ft->node);
+		tree_get_node(&g->node);
+		tree_remove_node(&g->node);
+		return rule;
+	}
 unlock:
 	unlock_ref_node(&ft->node);
 	return rule;