diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 4a5ef2adb2e5..1dc642b11443 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -706,13 +706,6 @@ int tcf_action_destroy(struct tc_action *actions[], int bind)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int tcf_action_destroy_1(struct tc_action *a, int bind)
-{
-	struct tc_action *actions[] = { a, NULL };
-
-	return tcf_action_destroy(actions, bind);
-}
-
 static int tcf_action_put(struct tc_action *p)
 {
 	return __tcf_action_put(p, false);
@@ -932,13 +925,6 @@ struct tc_action *tcf_action_init_1(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto err_mod;
 
-	if (TC_ACT_EXT_CMP(a->tcfa_action, TC_ACT_GOTO_CHAIN) &&
-	    !rcu_access_pointer(a->goto_chain)) {
-		tcf_action_destroy_1(a, bind);
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "can't use goto chain with NULL chain");
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	}
-
 	if (!name && tb[TCA_ACT_COOKIE])
 		tcf_set_action_cookie(&a->act_cookie, cookie);