diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index dd238950df81d526f50885362e8af5da7498a01b..536aaec96a07dcc2629c3c1a83d8804add5527a0 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -973,7 +973,6 @@ enum nft_af_flags {
  *
  *	@list: used internally
  *	@family: address family
- *	@nhooks: number of hooks in this family
  *	@owner: module owner
  *	@tables: used internally
  *	@flags: family flags
@@ -981,7 +980,6 @@ enum nft_af_flags {
 struct nft_af_info {
 	struct list_head		list;
 	int				family;
-	unsigned int			nhooks;
 	struct module			*owner;
 	struct list_head		tables;
 	u32				flags;
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c
index 86774b5c3b731747a7194c20a3ace058464d66e8..66c97b1e3303664fea77262ad905bdd9bd1310bf 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/nf_tables_bridge.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ nft_do_chain_bridge(void *priv,
 
 static struct nft_af_info nft_af_bridge __read_mostly = {
 	.family		= NFPROTO_BRIDGE,
-	.nhooks		= NF_BR_NUMHOOKS,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_arp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_arp.c
index f84c17763f6f24c0fb34c38bdc585fe2a242042d..f9089b2ad90533d40f6636de3f0fc25e406705c1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_arp.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ nft_do_chain_arp(void *priv,
 
 static struct nft_af_info nft_af_arp __read_mostly = {
 	.family		= NFPROTO_ARP,
-	.nhooks		= NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv4.c
index f4675253f1e64102129077f86b347b9b78c6a606..a98f2de63771f13e7a117294858f5ccb74b98efe 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv4.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ static unsigned int nft_do_chain_ipv4(void *priv,
 
 static struct nft_af_info nft_af_ipv4 __read_mostly = {
 	.family		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-	.nhooks		= NF_INET_NUMHOOKS,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c
index 9cd45b964123512335eddfddb0f4ea513d6f84f4..bddd39dc1cf3983a2c5329790a24e62ae3b53506 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static unsigned int nft_do_chain_ipv6(void *priv,
 
 static struct nft_af_info nft_af_ipv6 __read_mostly = {
 	.family		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
-	.nhooks		= NF_INET_NUMHOOKS,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 336b81689ac915d20d93f9ffc3e50bb09d6ce980..93e4e67e4b4dcc1323ba97c713cb3e329642d850 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1328,9 +1328,6 @@ static int nft_chain_parse_hook(struct net *net,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	hook->num = ntohl(nla_get_be32(ha[NFTA_HOOK_HOOKNUM]));
-	if (hook->num >= afi->nhooks)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	hook->priority = ntohl(nla_get_be32(ha[NFTA_HOOK_PRIORITY]));
 
 	type = chain_type[afi->family][NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT];
@@ -4993,7 +4990,7 @@ static int nf_tables_flowtable_parse_hook(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	hooknum = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM]));
-	if (hooknum >= ctx->afi->nhooks)
+	if (hooknum != NF_NETDEV_INGRESS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	priority = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY]));
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_inet.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_inet.c
index 58b9be7480bbd3d2a3454fa85270bc64c9383e53..00b1fc9cea2e8cce3243002b51195b4b89a77683 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_inet.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_inet.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ static unsigned int nft_do_chain_inet(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static struct nft_af_info nft_af_inet __read_mostly = {
 	.family		= NFPROTO_INET,
-	.nhooks		= NF_INET_NUMHOOKS,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_netdev.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_netdev.c
index 42f6f6d42a6d1a05f02050333beb8dcb0919e39f..3da3dc7de9455357c408d47f4fe7004db29fe188 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_netdev.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_netdev.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ nft_do_chain_netdev(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static struct nft_af_info nft_af_netdev __read_mostly = {
 	.family		= NFPROTO_NETDEV,
-	.nhooks		= NF_NETDEV_NUMHOOKS,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.flags		= NFT_AF_NEEDS_DEV,
 };