diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
index 3a3b34b83b00..84a1043dd6a1 100644
--- a/include/net/dst.h
+++ b/include/net/dst.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ struct dst_entry {
 #define DST_XFRM_QUEUE		0x0100
 #define DST_METADATA		0x0200
 
-	unsigned short		pending_confirm;
-
 	short			error;
 
 	/* A non-zero value of dst->obsolete forces by-hand validation
@@ -78,6 +76,8 @@ struct dst_entry {
 #define DST_OBSOLETE_KILL	-2
 	unsigned short		header_len;	/* more space at head required */
 	unsigned short		trailer_len;	/* space to reserve at tail */
+	unsigned short		__pad3;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_CLASSID
 	__u32			tclassid;
 #else
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ static inline void dst_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 static inline void dst_confirm(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
-	dst->pending_confirm = 1;
 }
 
 static inline int dst_neigh_output(struct dst_entry *dst, struct neighbour *n,
@@ -448,15 +447,6 @@ static inline int dst_neigh_output(struct dst_entry *dst, struct neighbour *n,
 {
 	const struct hh_cache *hh;
 
-	if (dst->pending_confirm) {
-		unsigned long now = jiffies;
-
-		dst->pending_confirm = 0;
-		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
-		if (n->confirmed != now)
-			n->confirmed = now;
-	}
-
 	hh = &n->hh;
 	if ((n->nud_state & NUD_CONNECTED) && hh->hh_len)
 		return neigh_hh_output(hh, skb);
diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index b5cbbe07f786..960e503b5a52 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ void dst_init(struct dst_entry *dst, struct dst_ops *ops,
 	dst->__use = 0;
 	dst->lastuse = jiffies;
 	dst->flags = flags;
-	dst->pending_confirm = 0;
 	dst->next = NULL;
 	if (!(flags & DST_NOCOUNT))
 		dst_entries_add(ops, 1);