diff --git a/net/ipv4/ah4.c b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
index 3f205181712d3f7b901ef7bf43476e410a588633..992ecd8662e2d9b1a7949be449c971eb3faf6c5a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ah4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ah4.c
@@ -293,9 +293,7 @@ static void ah_destroy(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		return;
 
 	kfree(ahp->work_icv);
-	ahp->work_icv = NULL;
 	crypto_free_hash(ahp->tfm);
-	ahp->tfm = NULL;
 	kfree(ahp);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ah6.c b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
index 7a8a01369e5ca2a7fdd9d01888d7d336d9117a74..13e330d89178f6d84bbab9a1718f1498cfefc2f6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ah6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ah6.c
@@ -509,9 +509,7 @@ static void ah6_destroy(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		return;
 
 	kfree(ahp->work_icv);
-	ahp->work_icv = NULL;
 	crypto_free_hash(ahp->tfm);
-	ahp->tfm = NULL;
 	kfree(ahp);
 }