diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 6c4dd5796a3126b1391cfe53c976e973742512f2..246e7d7d30a4d2b8bcfafef9576ead7ecafe0b2a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -445,16 +445,6 @@ static bool rt6_check_expired(const struct rt6_info *rt)
 	return false;
 }
 
-/* Multipath route selection:
- *   Hash based function using packet header and flowlabel.
- * Adapted from fib_info_hashfn()
- */
-static int rt6_info_hash_nhsfn(unsigned int candidate_count,
-			       const struct flowi6 *fl6)
-{
-	return get_hash_from_flowi6(fl6) % candidate_count;
-}
-
 static struct rt6_info *rt6_multipath_select(struct rt6_info *match,
 					     struct flowi6 *fl6, int oif,
 					     int strict)
@@ -462,7 +452,7 @@ static struct rt6_info *rt6_multipath_select(struct rt6_info *match,
 	struct rt6_info *sibling, *next_sibling;
 	int route_choosen;
 
-	route_choosen = rt6_info_hash_nhsfn(match->rt6i_nsiblings + 1, fl6);
+	route_choosen = get_hash_from_flowi6(fl6) % (match->rt6i_nsiblings + 1);
 	/* Don't change the route, if route_choosen == 0
 	 * (siblings does not include ourself)
 	 */