diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index 9fefd32e9b2e0c6649ea13537a4cc1db4d91c668..69cca4f67e8e71a485247c9b15c4794cbff28bf5 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_max_publications(void)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_TLV_ERROR);
 
 	value = ntohl(*(__be32 *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area));
-	if (value != delimit(value, 1, 65535))
+	if (value < 1 || value > 65535)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
 						   " (max publications must be 1-65535)");
 	tipc_max_publications = value;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_max_subscriptions(void)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_TLV_ERROR);
 
 	value = ntohl(*(__be32 *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area));
-	if (value != delimit(value, 1, 65535))
+	if (value < 1 || value > 65535)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
 						   " (max subscriptions must be 1-65535");
 	tipc_max_subscriptions = value;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_max_ports(void)
 	value = ntohl(*(__be32 *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area));
 	if (value == tipc_max_ports)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
-	if (value != delimit(value, 127, 65535))
+	if (value < 127 || value > 65535)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
 						   " (max ports must be 127-65535)");
 	if (tipc_mode != TIPC_NOT_RUNNING)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_netid(void)
 	value = ntohl(*(__be32 *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area));
 	if (value == tipc_net_id)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
-	if (value != delimit(value, 1, 9999))
+	if (value < 1 || value > 9999)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
 						   " (network id must be 1-9999)");
 	if (tipc_mode == TIPC_NET_MODE)
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 2761af36d1412d4d4fd8a8f21f2a2174293d43e9..1260b053bf2570a5af2279c10023fb511e07f6b2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -168,16 +168,6 @@ extern void tipc_netlink_stop(void);
 extern int  tipc_socket_init(void);
 extern void tipc_socket_stop(void);
 
-static inline int delimit(int val, int min, int max)
-{
-	if (val > max)
-		return max;
-	if (val < min)
-		return min;
-	return val;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * TIPC timer and signal code
  */
diff --git a/net/tipc/log.c b/net/tipc/log.c
index 952c39f643e695427db25c8ea37db115e0519acd..895c6e530b0b9cbbceeb28911743cdf8ac2fcff0 100644
--- a/net/tipc/log.c
+++ b/net/tipc/log.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_log_resize_cmd(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_TLV_ERROR);
 
 	value = ntohl(*(__be32 *)TLV_DATA(req_tlv_area));
-	if (value != delimit(value, 0, 32768))
+	if (value > 32768)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
 						   " (log size must be 0-32768)");
 	if (tipc_log_resize(value))