diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/seg6.h b/include/uapi/linux/seg6.h
index c396a8052f73..052799e4d751 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/seg6.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/seg6.h
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ struct ipv6_sr_hdr {
 	__u8	type;
 	__u8	segments_left;
 	__u8	first_segment;
-	__u8	flag_1;
-	__u8	flag_2;
-	__u8	reserved;
+	__u8	flags;
+	__u16	reserved;
 
 	struct in6_addr segments[0];
 };
 
-#define SR6_FLAG1_CLEANUP	(1 << 7)
 #define SR6_FLAG1_PROTECTED	(1 << 6)
 #define SR6_FLAG1_OAM		(1 << 5)
 #define SR6_FLAG1_ALERT		(1 << 4)
@@ -42,8 +40,7 @@ struct ipv6_sr_hdr {
 #define SR6_TLV_PADDING		4
 #define SR6_TLV_HMAC		5
 
-#define sr_has_cleanup(srh) ((srh)->flag_1 & SR6_FLAG1_CLEANUP)
-#define sr_has_hmac(srh) ((srh)->flag_1 & SR6_FLAG1_HMAC)
+#define sr_has_hmac(srh) ((srh)->flags & SR6_FLAG1_HMAC)
 
 struct sr6_tlv {
 	__u8 type;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index e4198502fd98..275cac628a95 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static int ipv6_srh_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct ipv6_sr_hdr *hdr;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 	struct in6_addr *addr;
-	bool cleanup = false;
 	int accept_seg6;
 
 	hdr = (struct ipv6_sr_hdr *)skb_transport_header(skb);
@@ -351,11 +350,7 @@ static int ipv6_srh_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 #endif
 
 looped_back:
-	if (hdr->segments_left > 0) {
-		if (hdr->nexthdr != NEXTHDR_IPV6 && hdr->segments_left == 1 &&
-		    sr_has_cleanup(hdr))
-			cleanup = true;
-	} else {
+	if (hdr->segments_left == 0) {
 		if (hdr->nexthdr == NEXTHDR_IPV6) {
 			int offset = (hdr->hdrlen + 1) << 3;
 
@@ -418,21 +413,6 @@ looped_back:
 
 	ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr = *addr;
 
-	if (cleanup) {
-		int srhlen = (hdr->hdrlen + 1) << 3;
-		int nh = hdr->nexthdr;
-
-		skb_pull_rcsum(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) + srhlen);
-		memmove(skb_network_header(skb) + srhlen,
-			skb_network_header(skb),
-			(unsigned char *)hdr - skb_network_header(skb));
-		skb->network_header += srhlen;
-		ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr = nh;
-		ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = htons(skb->len -
-						   sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
-		skb_push_rcsum(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
-	}
-
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 
 	ip6_route_input(skb);
@@ -453,13 +433,8 @@ looped_back:
 		}
 		ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit--;
 
-		/* be sure that srh is still present before reinjecting */
-		if (!cleanup) {
-			skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
-			goto looped_back;
-		}
-		skb_set_transport_header(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
-		IP6CB(skb)->nhoff = offsetof(struct ipv6hdr, nexthdr);
+		skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));
+		goto looped_back;
 	}
 
 	dst_input(skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c b/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c
index 03a064803626..6ef3dfb6e811 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int seg6_hmac_compute(struct seg6_hmac_info *hinfo, struct ipv6_sr_hdr *hdr,
 	 * hash function (RadioGatun) with up to 1216 bits
 	 */
 
-	/* saddr(16) + first_seg(1) + cleanup(1) + keyid(4) + seglist(16n) */
+	/* saddr(16) + first_seg(1) + flags(1) + keyid(4) + seglist(16n) */
 	plen = 16 + 1 + 1 + 4 + (hdr->first_segment + 1) * 16;
 
 	/* this limit allows for 14 segments */
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int seg6_hmac_compute(struct seg6_hmac_info *hinfo, struct ipv6_sr_hdr *hdr,
 	 *
 	 * 1. Source IPv6 address (128 bits)
 	 * 2. first_segment value (8 bits)
-	 * 3. cleanup flag (8 bits: highest bit is cleanup value, others are 0)
+	 * 3. Flags (8 bits)
 	 * 4. HMAC Key ID (32 bits)
 	 * 5. All segments in the segments list (n * 128 bits)
 	 */
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ int seg6_hmac_compute(struct seg6_hmac_info *hinfo, struct ipv6_sr_hdr *hdr,
 	/* first_segment value */
 	*off++ = hdr->first_segment;
 
-	/* cleanup flag */
-	*off++ = !!(sr_has_cleanup(hdr)) << 7;
+	/* flags */
+	*off++ = hdr->flags;
 
 	/* HMAC Key ID */
 	memcpy(off, &hmackeyid, 4);