diff --git a/include/net/fib_rules.h b/include/net/fib_rules.h
index bd07484ab9dd..4183204915dc 100644
--- a/include/net/fib_rules.h
+++ b/include/net/fib_rules.h
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ struct fib_rules_ops {
 	void			(*flush_cache)(struct fib_rules_ops *ops);
 
 	int			nlgroup;
-	const struct nla_policy	*policy;
 	struct list_head	rules_list;
 	struct module		*owner;
 	struct net		*fro_net;
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index 1bb567a3b329..f2ae5dcef0bc 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -750,6 +750,11 @@ static int rule_exists(struct fib_rules_ops *ops, struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct nla_policy fib_rule_policy[FRA_MAX + 1] = {
+	FRA_GENERIC_POLICY,
+	[FRA_FLOW]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
+};
+
 int fib_nl_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -774,7 +779,7 @@ int fib_nl_newrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	}
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(nlh, sizeof(*frh), tb, FRA_MAX,
-				     ops->policy, extack);
+				     fib_rule_policy, extack);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Error parsing msg");
 		goto errout;
@@ -882,7 +887,7 @@ int fib_nl_delrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	}
 
 	err = nlmsg_parse_deprecated(nlh, sizeof(*frh), tb, FRA_MAX,
-				     ops->policy, extack);
+				     fib_rule_policy, extack);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Error parsing msg");
 		goto errout;
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
index 4a4e3c17740c..ee73057529cf 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_rules.c
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ static int dn_fib_rule_action(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static const struct nla_policy dn_fib_rule_policy[FRA_MAX+1] = {
-	FRA_GENERIC_POLICY,
-};
-
 static int dn_fib_rule_match(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *fl, int flags)
 {
 	struct dn_fib_rule *r = (struct dn_fib_rule *)rule;
@@ -235,7 +231,6 @@ static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initconst dn_fib_rules_ops_template = {
 	.fill		= dn_fib_rule_fill,
 	.flush_cache	= dn_fib_rule_flush_cache,
 	.nlgroup	= RTNLGRP_DECnet_RULE,
-	.policy		= dn_fib_rule_policy,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.fro_net	= &init_net,
 };
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
index d279cb8ac158..e0b6c8b6de57 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_rules.c
@@ -216,11 +216,6 @@ static struct fib_table *fib_empty_table(struct net *net)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static const struct nla_policy fib4_rule_policy[FRA_MAX+1] = {
-	FRA_GENERIC_POLICY,
-	[FRA_FLOW]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
-};
-
 static int fib4_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
 			       struct nlattr **tb,
@@ -386,7 +381,6 @@ static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initconst fib4_rules_ops_template = {
 	.nlmsg_payload	= fib4_rule_nlmsg_payload,
 	.flush_cache	= fib4_rule_flush_cache,
 	.nlgroup	= RTNLGRP_IPV4_RULE,
-	.policy		= fib4_rule_policy,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 4c7aca884fa9..07274619b9ea 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -195,10 +195,6 @@ static int ipmr_rule_match(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *fl, int flags)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static const struct nla_policy ipmr_rule_policy[FRA_MAX + 1] = {
-	FRA_GENERIC_POLICY,
-};
-
 static int ipmr_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct fib_rule_hdr *frh, struct nlattr **tb,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -231,7 +227,6 @@ static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initconst ipmr_rules_ops_template = {
 	.compare	= ipmr_rule_compare,
 	.fill		= ipmr_rule_fill,
 	.nlgroup	= RTNLGRP_IPV4_RULE,
-	.policy		= ipmr_rule_policy,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index dcedfe29d9d9..ec029c86ae06 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ INDIRECT_CALLABLE_SCOPE int fib6_rule_match(struct fib_rule *rule,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static const struct nla_policy fib6_rule_policy[FRA_MAX+1] = {
-	FRA_GENERIC_POLICY,
-};
-
 static int fib6_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct fib_rule_hdr *frh,
 			       struct nlattr **tb,
@@ -459,7 +455,6 @@ static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initconst fib6_rules_ops_template = {
 	.fill			= fib6_rule_fill,
 	.nlmsg_payload		= fib6_rule_nlmsg_payload,
 	.nlgroup		= RTNLGRP_IPV6_RULE,
-	.policy			= fib6_rule_policy,
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.fro_net		= &init_net,
 };
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index a77a15a7f3dc..7cf73e60e619 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ static int ip6mr_rule_match(struct fib_rule *rule, struct flowi *flp, int flags)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static const struct nla_policy ip6mr_rule_policy[FRA_MAX + 1] = {
-	FRA_GENERIC_POLICY,
-};
-
 static int ip6mr_rule_configure(struct fib_rule *rule, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				struct fib_rule_hdr *frh, struct nlattr **tb,
 				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -218,7 +214,6 @@ static const struct fib_rules_ops __net_initconst ip6mr_rules_ops_template = {
 	.compare	= ip6mr_rule_compare,
 	.fill		= ip6mr_rule_fill,
 	.nlgroup	= RTNLGRP_IPV6_RULE,
-	.policy		= ip6mr_rule_policy,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
