diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index d6bcd64e91de..b3b9b32f4e00 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ static void __exit
 police_cleanup_module(void)
 {
 	tcf_unregister_action(&act_police_ops);
-	rcu_barrier(); /* Wait for completion of call_rcu()'s (tcf_police_free_rcu) */
 }
 
 module_init(police_init_module);