diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index dcd72e6285b2..e6369068a7bb 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1349,9 +1349,6 @@ struct proto {
 	char			name[32];
 
 	struct list_head	node;
-#ifdef SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	atomic_t		socks;
-#endif
 	int			(*diag_destroy)(struct sock *sk, int err);
 } __randomize_layout;
 
@@ -1359,31 +1356,6 @@ int proto_register(struct proto *prot, int alloc_slab);
 void proto_unregister(struct proto *prot);
 int sock_load_diag_module(int family, int protocol);
 
-#ifdef SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG
-static inline void sk_refcnt_debug_inc(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	atomic_inc(&sk->sk_prot->socks);
-}
-
-static inline void sk_refcnt_debug_dec(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	atomic_dec(&sk->sk_prot->socks);
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s socket %p released, %d are still alive\n",
-	       sk->sk_prot->name, sk, atomic_read(&sk->sk_prot->socks));
-}
-
-static inline void sk_refcnt_debug_release(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	if (refcount_read(&sk->sk_refcnt) != 1)
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Destruction of the %s socket %p delayed, refcnt=%d\n",
-		       sk->sk_prot->name, sk, refcount_read(&sk->sk_refcnt));
-}
-#else /* SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG */
-#define sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk) do { } while (0)
-#define sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk) do { } while (0)
-#define sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk) do { } while (0)
-#endif /* SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG */
-
 INDIRECT_CALLABLE_DECLARE(bool tcp_stream_memory_free(const struct sock *sk, int wake));
 
 static inline int sk_forward_alloc_get(const struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index f954d5893e79..be7b29d97637 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2338,17 +2338,6 @@ struct sock *sk_clone_lock(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority)
 	smp_wmb();
 	refcount_set(&newsk->sk_refcnt, 2);
 
-	/* Increment the counter in the same struct proto as the master
-	 * sock (sk_refcnt_debug_inc uses newsk->sk_prot->socks, that
-	 * is the same as sk->sk_prot->socks, as this field was copied
-	 * with memcpy).
-	 *
-	 * This _changes_ the previous behaviour, where
-	 * tcp_create_openreq_child always was incrementing the
-	 * equivalent to tcp_prot->socks (inet_sock_nr), so this have
-	 * to be taken into account in all callers. -acme
-	 */
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(newsk);
 	sk_set_socket(newsk, NULL);
 	sk_tx_queue_clear(newsk);
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(newsk->sk_wq, NULL);
@@ -3696,8 +3685,6 @@ void sk_common_release(struct sock *sk)
 
 	xfrm_sk_free_policy(sk);
 
-	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
-
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sk_common_release);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 6c0ec2789943..f46a3924c440 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ void inet_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 	kfree(rcu_dereference_protected(inet->inet_opt, 1));
 	dst_release(rcu_dereference_protected(sk->sk_dst_cache, 1));
 	dst_release(rcu_dereference_protected(sk->sk_rx_dst, 1));
-	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inet_sock_destruct);
 
@@ -356,8 +355,6 @@ static int inet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	inet->mc_list	= NULL;
 	inet->rcv_tos	= 0;
 
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
-
 	if (inet->inet_num) {
 		/* It assumes that any protocol which allows
 		 * the user to assign a number at socket
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index d1f837579398..64be59d93b04 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -1178,8 +1178,6 @@ void inet_csk_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 
 	xfrm_sk_free_policy(sk);
 
-	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
-
 	this_cpu_dec(*sk->sk_prot->orphan_count);
 
 	sock_put(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
index beed32fff484..40052414c7c7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_timewait_sock.c
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ void inet_twsk_free(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
 {
 	struct module *owner = tw->tw_prot->owner;
 	twsk_destructor((struct sock *)tw);
-#ifdef SOCK_REFCNT_DEBUG
-	pr_debug("%s timewait_sock %p released\n", tw->tw_prot->name, tw);
-#endif
 	kmem_cache_free(tw->tw_prot->twsk_prot->twsk_slab, tw);
 	module_put(owner);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index fee9163382c2..c93f2e865fea 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -238,16 +238,6 @@ static int inet6_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		inet->pmtudisc = IP_PMTUDISC_DONT;
 	else
 		inet->pmtudisc = IP_PMTUDISC_WANT;
-	/*
-	 * Increment only the relevant sk_prot->socks debug field, this changes
-	 * the previous behaviour of incrementing both the equivalent to
-	 * answer->prot->socks (inet6_sock_nr) and inet_sock_nr.
-	 *
-	 * This allows better debug granularity as we'll know exactly how many
-	 * UDPv6, TCPv6, etc socks were allocated, not the sum of all IPv6
-	 * transport protocol socks. -acme
-	 */
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 
 	if (inet->inet_num) {
 		/* It assumes that any protocol which allows
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 9ce51680290b..2917dd8d198c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -464,13 +464,6 @@ int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			__ipv6_sock_mc_close(sk);
 			__ipv6_sock_ac_close(sk);
 
-			/*
-			 * Sock is moving from IPv6 to IPv4 (sk_prot), so
-			 * remove it from the refcnt debug socks count in the
-			 * original family...
-			 */
-			sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
-
 			if (sk->sk_protocol == IPPROTO_TCP) {
 				struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 
@@ -507,11 +500,6 @@ int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 
 			inet6_cleanup_sock(sk);
 
-			/*
-			 * ... and add it to the refcnt debug socks count
-			 * in the new family. -acme
-			 */
-			sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 			module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 			retv = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 8cd6cc67c2c5..e913752df112 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2876,7 +2876,6 @@ static void __mptcp_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	sk_stream_kill_queues(sk);
 	xfrm_sk_free_policy(sk);
 
-	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index b5ab98ca2511..a4c8f86ac12a 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1335,8 +1335,6 @@ static void packet_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 		pr_err("Attempt to release alive packet socket: %p\n", sk);
 		return;
 	}
-
-	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
 
 static bool fanout_flow_is_huge(struct packet_sock *po, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -3172,7 +3170,6 @@ static int packet_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
 	packet_free_pending(po);
-	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
 
 	sock_put(sk);
 	return 0;
@@ -3362,7 +3359,6 @@ static int packet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	packet_cached_dev_reset(po);
 
 	sk->sk_destruct = packet_sock_destruct;
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 
 	/*
 	 *	Attach a protocol block
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 097bd60ce964..62b436a2c8fe 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -807,8 +807,6 @@ static struct sock *sctp_v6_create_accept_sk(struct sock *sk,
 
 	newsk->sk_v6_rcv_saddr = sk->sk_v6_rcv_saddr;
 
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(newsk);
-
 	if (newsk->sk_prot->init(newsk)) {
 		sk_common_release(newsk);
 		newsk = NULL;
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 909a89a1cff4..c365df24ad33 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -601,8 +601,6 @@ static struct sock *sctp_v4_create_accept_sk(struct sock *sk,
 
 	newinet->inet_daddr = asoc->peer.primary_addr.v4.sin_addr.s_addr;
 
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(newsk);
-
 	if (newsk->sk_prot->init(newsk)) {
 		sk_common_release(newsk);
 		newsk = NULL;
diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index e12d4fa5aece..c594312e22cd 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ static void smc_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 		return;
 	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
 		return;
-
-	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
 
 static struct sock *smc_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
@@ -389,7 +387,6 @@ static struct sock *smc_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	spin_lock_init(&smc->accept_q_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&smc->conn.send_lock);
 	sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 	mutex_init(&smc->clcsock_release_lock);
 	smc_init_saved_callbacks(smc);
 
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index 9f0561b67c12..a245c1b4a21b 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ static int xsk_release(struct socket *sock)
 	sock_orphan(sk);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
 
-	sk_refcnt_debug_release(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1396,8 +1395,6 @@ static void xsk_destruct(struct sock *sk)
 
 	if (!xp_put_pool(xs->pool))
 		xdp_put_umem(xs->umem, !xs->pool);
-
-	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
 
 static int xsk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
@@ -1427,7 +1424,6 @@ static int xsk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	sk->sk_family = PF_XDP;
 
 	sk->sk_destruct = xsk_destruct;
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
 
 	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 
