diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
index b110a8a85a14..40d2e36d8fac 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_filter.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static struct xt_table packet_filter = {
 
 /* The work comes in here from netfilter.c. */
 static unsigned int
-ip6t_local_in_hook(unsigned int hook,
+ip6t_in_hook(unsigned int hook,
 		   struct sk_buff *skb,
 		   const struct net_device *in,
 		   const struct net_device *out,
@@ -71,17 +71,6 @@ ip6t_local_in_hook(unsigned int hook,
 			     dev_net(in)->ipv6.ip6table_filter);
 }
 
-static unsigned int
-ip6t_forward_hook(unsigned int hook,
-		  struct sk_buff *skb,
-		  const struct net_device *in,
-		  const struct net_device *out,
-		  int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *))
-{
-	return ip6t_do_table(skb, hook, in, out,
-			     dev_net(in)->ipv6.ip6table_filter);
-}
-
 static unsigned int
 ip6t_local_out_hook(unsigned int hook,
 		   struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -105,14 +94,14 @@ ip6t_local_out_hook(unsigned int hook,
 
 static struct nf_hook_ops ip6t_ops[] __read_mostly = {
 	{
-		.hook		= ip6t_local_in_hook,
+		.hook		= ip6t_in_hook,
 		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pf		= PF_INET6,
 		.hooknum	= NF_INET_LOCAL_IN,
 		.priority	= NF_IP6_PRI_FILTER,
 	},
 	{
-		.hook		= ip6t_forward_hook,
+		.hook		= ip6t_in_hook,
 		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 		.pf		= PF_INET6,
 		.hooknum	= NF_INET_FORWARD,