diff --git a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
index 781b3cf86a2f..a354db5b7662 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_tunnels.h
@@ -145,20 +145,6 @@ static inline u8 ip_tunnel_ecn_encap(u8 tos, const struct iphdr *iph,
 	return INET_ECN_encapsulate(tos, inner);
 }
 
-static inline void tunnel_ip_select_ident(struct sk_buff *skb,
-					  const struct iphdr  *old_iph,
-					  struct dst_entry *dst)
-{
-	struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
-
-	/* Use inner packet iph-id if possible. */
-	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP) && old_iph->id)
-		iph->id	= old_iph->id;
-	else
-		__ip_select_ident(iph, dst,
-				  (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs ?: 1) - 1);
-}
-
 int iptunnel_pull_header(struct sk_buff *skb, int hdr_len, __be16 inner_proto);
 int iptunnel_xmit(struct net *net, struct rtable *rt,
 		  struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
index 7167b08977df..850525b34899 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ int iptunnel_xmit(struct net *net, struct rtable *rt,
 	iph->daddr	=	dst;
 	iph->saddr	=	src;
 	iph->ttl	=	ttl;
-	tunnel_ip_select_ident(skb,
-			       (const struct iphdr *)skb_inner_network_header(skb),
-			       &rt->dst);
+	__ip_select_ident(iph, &rt->dst, (skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs ?: 1) - 1);
 
 	err = ip_local_out(skb);
 	if (unlikely(net_xmit_eval(err)))