diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.h
index 75d1825031d7..e4a18ae361c6 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.h
@@ -14,7 +14,4 @@ extern int nf_nat_rule_find(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 extern unsigned int
 alloc_null_binding(struct nf_conn *ct, unsigned int hooknum);
-
-extern unsigned int
-alloc_null_binding_confirmed(struct nf_conn *ct, unsigned int hooknum);
 #endif /* _NF_NAT_RULE_H */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c
index ebe0c7903ae9..e8b4d0d4439e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_rule.c
@@ -188,25 +188,6 @@ alloc_null_binding(struct nf_conn *ct, unsigned int hooknum)
 	return nf_nat_setup_info(ct, &range, HOOK2MANIP(hooknum));
 }
 
-unsigned int
-alloc_null_binding_confirmed(struct nf_conn *ct, unsigned int hooknum)
-{
-	__be32 ip
-		= (HOOK2MANIP(hooknum) == IP_NAT_MANIP_SRC
-		   ? ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple.dst.u3.ip
-		   : ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple.src.u3.ip);
-	__be16 all
-		= (HOOK2MANIP(hooknum) == IP_NAT_MANIP_SRC
-		   ? ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple.dst.u.all
-		   : ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple.src.u.all);
-	struct nf_nat_range range
-		= { IP_NAT_RANGE_MAP_IPS, ip, ip, { all }, { all } };
-
-	pr_debug("Allocating NULL binding for confirmed %p (%u.%u.%u.%u)\n",
-		 ct, NIPQUAD(ip));
-	return nf_nat_setup_info(ct, &range, HOOK2MANIP(hooknum));
-}
-
 int nf_nat_rule_find(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     unsigned int hooknum,
 		     const struct net_device *in,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c
index c362f672755a..a366b5865b9c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ nf_nat_fn(unsigned int hooknum,
 
 	nat = nfct_nat(ct);
 	if (!nat) {
+		/* NAT module was loaded late. */
+		if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
+			return NF_ACCEPT;
 		nat = nf_ct_ext_add(ct, NF_CT_EXT_NAT, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (nat == NULL) {
 			pr_debug("failed to add NAT extension\n");
@@ -127,10 +130,7 @@ nf_nat_fn(unsigned int hooknum,
 		if (!nf_nat_initialized(ct, maniptype)) {
 			unsigned int ret;
 
-			if (unlikely(nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct)))
-				/* NAT module was loaded late */
-				ret = alloc_null_binding_confirmed(ct, hooknum);
-			else if (hooknum == NF_INET_LOCAL_IN)
+			if (hooknum == NF_INET_LOCAL_IN)
 				/* LOCAL_IN hook doesn't have a chain!  */
 				ret = alloc_null_binding(ct, hooknum);
 			else