diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
index 32c2a94a219d603dda33a2247f00a36b56fb786a..2492120b809720d8a685ef80c7d9c496ba5558a7 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_helpers_register(struct nf_conntrack_helper *, unsigned int);
 void nf_conntrack_helpers_unregister(struct nf_conntrack_helper *,
 				     unsigned int);
 
-struct nf_conn_help *nf_ct_helper_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct,
-					  struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper,
-					  gfp_t gfp);
+struct nf_conn_help *nf_ct_helper_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct, gfp_t gfp);
 
 int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 			      gfp_t flags);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 4ced7c7102b613e4c8549b2022e03fb9d3b3fbca..d97d7e9a9ee7f853fa659bb0f86c0a01eeef9da2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -1401,8 +1401,7 @@ init_conntrack(struct net *net, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 			/* exp->master safe, refcnt bumped in nf_ct_find_expectation */
 			ct->master = exp->master;
 			if (exp->helper) {
-				help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, exp->helper,
-							    GFP_ATOMIC);
+				help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (help)
 					rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, exp->helper);
 			}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index a55a58c706a9fef94341e0c48eef0da6d00f7171..d557a425289d6e39263dd997836ec3166c73edb8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_helper_put(struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_helper_put);
 
 struct nf_conn_help *
-nf_ct_helper_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct,
-		     struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper, gfp_t gfp)
+nf_ct_helper_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct nf_conn_help *help;
 
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 	}
 
 	if (help == NULL) {
-		help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, helper, flags);
+		help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, flags);
 		if (help == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 40152b9ad7722fcf138d82a2ed7034440e009595..f981bfa8db72ebc2e64a3add9457fa52a4e5d184 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct net *net,
 		} else {
 			struct nf_conn_help *help;
 
-			help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, helper, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (help == NULL) {
 				err = -ENOMEM;
 				goto err2;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
index 1435ffc5f57ed4f652de56b1063208717c28bab6..3bc82ee5464d164d69c03f25e43f0833a5cae3f4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static void nft_ct_helper_obj_eval(struct nft_object *obj,
 	if (test_bit(IPS_HELPER_BIT, &ct->status))
 		return;
 
-	help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, to_assign, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (help) {
 		rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, to_assign);
 		set_bit(IPS_HELPER_BIT, &ct->status);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c b/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
index 03b9a50ec93bd958d1ef46d59a981f8be1d89aa4..7ba454e9e3fa3a89492e9fad1d41bc21a95eb5c7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_CT.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ xt_ct_set_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, const char *helper_name,
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, helper, GFP_KERNEL);
+	help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (help == NULL) {
 		nf_conntrack_helper_put(helper);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index e05bd3e53f0fc47c4c5a471960d5598460973d04..3e33c382367ff81860991caa2f8c05c51bfc26c0 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ static int ovs_ct_add_helper(struct ovs_conntrack_info *info, const char *name,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(info->ct, helper, GFP_KERNEL);
+	help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(info->ct, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!help) {
 		nf_conntrack_helper_put(helper);
 		return -ENOMEM;