diff --git a/include/net/tls.h b/include/net/tls.h
index 9f4117ae2297..a528a082da73 100644
--- a/include/net/tls.h
+++ b/include/net/tls.h
@@ -199,10 +199,6 @@ struct tls_offload_context_tx {
 	(ALIGN(sizeof(struct tls_offload_context_tx), sizeof(void *)) +        \
 	 TLS_DRIVER_STATE_SIZE)
 
-enum {
-	TLS_PENDING_CLOSED_RECORD
-};
-
 struct cipher_context {
 	char *iv;
 	char *rec_seq;
@@ -335,17 +331,14 @@ int tls_push_sg(struct sock *sk, struct tls_context *ctx,
 int tls_push_partial_record(struct sock *sk, struct tls_context *ctx,
 			    int flags);
 
-int tls_push_pending_closed_record(struct sock *sk, struct tls_context *ctx,
-				   int flags, long *timeo);
-
 static inline struct tls_msg *tls_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return (struct tls_msg *)strp_msg(skb);
 }
 
-static inline bool tls_is_pending_closed_record(struct tls_context *ctx)
+static inline bool tls_is_partially_sent_record(struct tls_context *ctx)
 {
-	return test_bit(TLS_PENDING_CLOSED_RECORD, &ctx->flags);
+	return !!ctx->partially_sent_record;
 }
 
 static inline int tls_complete_pending_work(struct sock *sk,
@@ -357,17 +350,12 @@ static inline int tls_complete_pending_work(struct sock *sk,
 	if (unlikely(sk->sk_write_pending))
 		rc = wait_on_pending_writer(sk, timeo);
 
-	if (!rc && tls_is_pending_closed_record(ctx))
-		rc = tls_push_pending_closed_record(sk, ctx, flags, timeo);
+	if (!rc && tls_is_partially_sent_record(ctx))
+		rc = tls_push_partial_record(sk, ctx, flags);
 
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static inline bool tls_is_partially_sent_record(struct tls_context *ctx)
-{
-	return !!ctx->partially_sent_record;
-}
-
 static inline bool tls_is_pending_open_record(struct tls_context *tls_ctx)
 {
 	return tls_ctx->pending_open_record_frags;
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_device.c b/net/tls/tls_device.c
index a5c17c47d08a..3e5e8e021a87 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_device.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_device.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ static int tls_push_record(struct sock *sk,
 	list_add_tail(&record->list, &offload_ctx->records_list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&offload_ctx->lock);
 	offload_ctx->open_record = NULL;
-	set_bit(TLS_PENDING_CLOSED_RECORD, &ctx->flags);
 	tls_advance_record_sn(sk, &ctx->tx, ctx->crypto_send.info.version);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < record->num_frags; i++) {
@@ -368,9 +367,11 @@ static int tls_push_data(struct sock *sk,
 		return -sk->sk_err;
 
 	timeo = sock_sndtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
-	rc = tls_complete_pending_work(sk, tls_ctx, flags, &timeo);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+	if (tls_is_partially_sent_record(tls_ctx)) {
+		rc = tls_push_partial_record(sk, tls_ctx, flags);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+	}
 
 	pfrag = sk_page_frag(sk);
 
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_main.c b/net/tls/tls_main.c
index caff15b2f9b2..7e05af75536d 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_main.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_main.c
@@ -209,19 +209,6 @@ int tls_push_partial_record(struct sock *sk, struct tls_context *ctx,
 	return tls_push_sg(sk, ctx, sg, offset, flags);
 }
 
-int tls_push_pending_closed_record(struct sock *sk,
-				   struct tls_context *tls_ctx,
-				   int flags, long *timeo)
-{
-	struct tls_sw_context_tx *ctx = tls_sw_ctx_tx(tls_ctx);
-
-	if (tls_is_partially_sent_record(tls_ctx) ||
-	    !list_empty(&ctx->tx_list))
-		return tls_tx_records(sk, flags);
-	else
-		return tls_ctx->push_pending_record(sk, flags);
-}
-
 static void tls_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct tls_context *ctx = tls_get_ctx(sk);