diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 767dcd401e574dfc8b51fa8b200d87982123e33d..6413fcb53cd1402ce34f3a3510404d62bee48e33 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ static inline int net_sysctl_init(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
 extern struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_table(struct net *net,
 	const struct ctl_path *path, struct ctl_table *table);
-extern struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_rotable(
-	const struct ctl_path *path, struct ctl_table *table);
 extern struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl(struct net *net,
 	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table);
 extern void unregister_net_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header *header);
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 247c69b7cfc23bacc22b2f377bd982d5020c4c0b..8f67633b484e5059660ba77ab77ce29934b43c61 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static __init int sysctl_core_init(void)
 	static struct ctl_table empty[1];
 
 	kmemleak_not_leak(register_sysctl_paths(net_core_path, empty));
-	register_net_sysctl_rotable(net_core_path, net_core_table);
+	register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net/core", net_core_table);
 	return register_pernet_subsys(&sysctl_core_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
index 631f596d5d700cd8479a6526713f5c1a74c08dd5..6a2f85cd440e9beade74472d966cd804a34be730 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static void __net_exit ip4_frags_ns_ctl_unregister(struct net *net)
 
 static void ip4_frags_ctl_register(void)
 {
-	register_net_sysctl_rotable(net_ipv4_ctl_path, ip4_frags_ctl_table);
+	register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net/ipv4", ip4_frags_ctl_table);
 }
 #else
 static inline int ip4_frags_ns_ctl_register(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index 9447bd69873af6b7bb8979547eab9bd7624b6bd4..42f4f7c0948a1fdc0cb07dd656512701294096f2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static struct ctl_table_header *ip6_ctl_header;
 
 static int ip6_frags_sysctl_register(void)
 {
-	ip6_ctl_header = register_net_sysctl_rotable(net_ipv6_ctl_path,
+	ip6_ctl_header = register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net/ipv6",
 			ip6_frags_ctl_table);
 	return ip6_ctl_header == NULL ? -ENOMEM : 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
index 166a57c47d39cd4707bc48ad541afd23c34b12d1..06f21e5ad361a01214c4746a1987e02eec7f0397 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int ipv6_sysctl_register(void)
 {
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
-	ip6_header = register_net_sysctl_rotable(net_ipv6_ctl_path, ipv6_rotable);
+	ip6_header = register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net/ipv6", ipv6_rotable);
 	if (ip6_header == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index ce97237b653f35a1380fe8432bdfa3df6535d60e..2b8d1d9509873ee9dc60e970bdcdaa3b3c43ffc3 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -59,19 +59,6 @@ static struct ctl_table_root net_sysctl_root = {
 	.permissions = net_ctl_permissions,
 };
 
-static int net_ctl_ro_header_perms(struct ctl_table_root *root,
-		struct nsproxy *namespaces, struct ctl_table *table)
-{
-	if (net_eq(namespaces->net_ns, &init_net))
-		return table->mode;
-	else
-		return table->mode & ~0222;
-}
-
-static struct ctl_table_root net_sysctl_ro_root = {
-	.permissions = net_ctl_ro_header_perms,
-};
-
 static int __net_init sysctl_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	setup_sysctl_set(&net->sysctls, &net_sysctl_root, is_seen);
@@ -103,8 +90,6 @@ __init int net_sysctl_init(void)
 	ret = register_pernet_subsys(&sysctl_pernet_ops);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
-	setup_sysctl_set(&net_sysctl_ro_root.default_set, &net_sysctl_ro_root, NULL);
-	register_sysctl_root(&net_sysctl_ro_root);
 	register_sysctl_root(&net_sysctl_root);
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -117,14 +102,6 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_table(struct net *net,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_net_sysctl_table);
 
-struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_rotable(const
-		struct ctl_path *path, struct ctl_table *table)
-{
-	return __register_sysctl_paths(&net_sysctl_ro_root.default_set,
-					path, table);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_net_sysctl_rotable);
-
 struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl(struct net *net,
 	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
 {