diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index baa8b05b9e8d70a49ba2dcb63e5e8c3cea7ed341..6e973a79aa25b6fec509639687fc4e196a568397 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "hash.h"
 
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
-#include <linux/netfilter_bridge.h>
 
 #define MIN(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 
@@ -431,11 +430,6 @@ static int hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static int batman_skb_recv_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	return NF_ACCEPT;
-}
-
 /* receive a packet with the batman ethertype coming on a hard
  * interface */
 int batman_skb_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
@@ -456,13 +450,6 @@ int batman_skb_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (atomic_read(&module_state) != MODULE_ACTIVE)
 		goto err_free;
 
-	/* if netfilter/ebtables wants to block incoming batman
-	 * packets then give them a chance to do so here */
-	ret = NF_HOOK(PF_BRIDGE, NF_BR_LOCAL_IN, skb, dev, NULL,
-		      batman_skb_recv_finish);
-	if (ret != 1)
-		goto err_out;
-
 	/* packet should hold at least type and version */
 	if (unlikely(skb_headlen(skb) < 2))
 		goto err_free;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/send.c b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/send.c
index 055edee7b4e401be0f9142d222fab9a52631c150..da3c82e47bbd6365788b827f9a1ee2e4a48be226 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "vis.h"
 #include "aggregation.h"
 
-#include <linux/netfilter_bridge.h>
 
 static void send_outstanding_bcast_packet(struct work_struct *work);
 
@@ -92,12 +91,9 @@ int send_skb_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* dev_queue_xmit() returns a negative result on error.	 However on
 	 * congestion and traffic shaping, it drops and returns NET_XMIT_DROP
-	 * (which is > 0). This will not be treated as an error.
-	 * Also, if netfilter/ebtables wants to block outgoing batman
-	 * packets then giving them a chance to do so here */
+	 * (which is > 0). This will not be treated as an error. */
 
-	return NF_HOOK(PF_BRIDGE, NF_BR_LOCAL_OUT, skb, NULL, skb->dev,
-		       dev_queue_xmit);
+	return dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 send_skb_err:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return NET_XMIT_DROP;