diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 5f5e89e12fcf8290cb42393e4d61ebf1164cb87f..5dfd89c404293c7fd1f6e6cd39be15f70c650d90 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ int tipc_enable_bearer(const char *name, u32 disc_domain, u32 priority)
 	u32 i;
 	int res = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (tipc_mode != TIPC_NET_MODE) {
+	if (!tipc_own_addr) {
 		warn("Bearer <%s> rejected, not supported in standalone mode\n",
 		     name);
 		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index 7ca3854a2ac8c62a5ee34df16d4a3b277a20e7ee..f76d3b15e4e20ab6baaab45e68cf44d5badecf3f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_own_addr(void)
 	if (!tipc_addr_node_valid(addr))
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
 						   " (node address)");
-	if (tipc_mode == TIPC_NET_MODE)
+	if (tipc_own_addr)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_NOT_SUPPORTED
 						   " (cannot change node address once assigned)");
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_netid(void)
 	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)
+	if (tipc_own_addr)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_NOT_SUPPORTED
 			" (cannot change network id once TIPC has joined a network)");
 	tipc_net_id = value;
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index ec381d444bc3651da5019407caa2f553e9bc763d..68eba03e7955875e48f829f04fd1fbe202690d38 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 
 /* global variables used by multiple sub-systems within TIPC */
 
-int tipc_mode;
 int tipc_random;
 
 const char tipc_alphabet[] =
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ static int tipc_core_start(void)
 	int res;
 
 	get_random_bytes(&tipc_random, sizeof(tipc_random));
-	tipc_mode = TIPC_NODE_MODE;
 
 	res = tipc_handler_start();
 	if (!res)
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 9842ec08dd5cd210bf937bbbbf4f95e8404ccd6c..13837e0e56b13267e047a8d4cbc581c5475129f8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ void tipc_msg_dbg(struct print_buf *, struct tipc_msg *, const char *);
 
 #define ELINKCONG EAGAIN	/* link congestion <=> resource unavailable */
 
-/*
- * TIPC operating mode routines
- */
-
-#define TIPC_NODE_MODE    1
-#define TIPC_NET_MODE     2
-
 /*
  * Global configuration variables
  */
@@ -151,7 +144,6 @@ extern int tipc_remote_management;
  * Other global variables
  */
 
-extern int tipc_mode;
 extern int tipc_random;
 extern const char tipc_alphabet[];
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 2abd4be4933e2983f98f813e41231f62faf421f7..d4531b07076cc933cc646cbbf15adfc7c728cf67 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -175,14 +175,10 @@ int tipc_net_start(u32 addr)
 {
 	char addr_string[16];
 
-	if (tipc_mode != TIPC_NODE_MODE)
-		return -ENOPROTOOPT;
-
 	tipc_subscr_stop();
 	tipc_cfg_stop();
 
 	tipc_own_addr = addr;
-	tipc_mode = TIPC_NET_MODE;
 	tipc_named_reinit();
 	tipc_port_reinit();
 
@@ -201,10 +197,9 @@ void tipc_net_stop(void)
 {
 	struct tipc_node *node, *t_node;
 
-	if (tipc_mode != TIPC_NET_MODE)
+	if (!tipc_own_addr)
 		return;
 	write_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-	tipc_mode = TIPC_NODE_MODE;
 	tipc_bearer_stop();
 	tipc_bclink_stop();
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(node, t_node, &tipc_node_list, list)
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 12ddc658157297df572b63047f0546f01ddeddab..a34cabc2c43a48d3ef2250f57bda634a0fc4db9c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_node_get_links(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_error_string(TIPC_CFG_INVALID_VALUE
 						   " (network address)");
 
-	if (tipc_mode != TIPC_NET_MODE)
+	if (!tipc_own_addr)
 		return tipc_cfg_reply_none();
 
 	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);