diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 9a0bdf91e646..d0b5c7a05832 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -1344,7 +1344,6 @@
  *	@field contains the field which relates to current LSM.
  *	@op contains the operator that will be used for matching.
  *	@rule points to the audit rule that will be checked against.
- *	@actx points to the audit context associated with the check.
  *	Return 1 if secid matches the rule, 0 if it does not, -ERRNO on failure.
  *
  * @audit_rule_free:
@@ -1764,8 +1763,7 @@ union security_list_options {
 	int (*audit_rule_init)(u32 field, u32 op, char *rulestr,
 				void **lsmrule);
 	int (*audit_rule_known)(struct audit_krule *krule);
-	int (*audit_rule_match)(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *lsmrule,
-				struct audit_context *actx);
+	int (*audit_rule_match)(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *lsmrule);
 	void (*audit_rule_free)(void *lsmrule);
 #endif /* CONFIG_AUDIT */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index dbfb5a66babb..e8febec62ffb 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1674,8 +1674,7 @@ static inline int security_key_getsecurity(struct key *key, char **_buffer)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 int security_audit_rule_init(u32 field, u32 op, char *rulestr, void **lsmrule);
 int security_audit_rule_known(struct audit_krule *krule);
-int security_audit_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *lsmrule,
-			      struct audit_context *actx);
+int security_audit_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *lsmrule);
 void security_audit_rule_free(void *lsmrule);
 
 #else
@@ -1692,7 +1691,7 @@ static inline int security_audit_rule_known(struct audit_krule *krule)
 }
 
 static inline int security_audit_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op,
-				   void *lsmrule, struct audit_context *actx)
+					    void *lsmrule)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 26a80a9d43a9..add360b46b38 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ int audit_filter(int msgtype, unsigned int listtype)
 				if (f->lsm_rule) {
 					security_task_getsecid(current, &sid);
 					result = security_audit_rule_match(sid,
-							f->type, f->op, f->lsm_rule, NULL);
+						   f->type, f->op, f->lsm_rule);
 				}
 				break;
 			case AUDIT_EXE:
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 68da71001096..7d37cb1e4aef 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -631,9 +631,8 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					need_sid = 0;
 				}
 				result = security_audit_rule_match(sid, f->type,
-				                                  f->op,
-				                                  f->lsm_rule,
-				                                  ctx);
+								   f->op,
+								   f->lsm_rule);
 			}
 			break;
 		case AUDIT_OBJ_USER:
@@ -647,13 +646,17 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 				/* Find files that match */
 				if (name) {
 					result = security_audit_rule_match(
-					           name->osid, f->type, f->op,
-					           f->lsm_rule, ctx);
+								name->osid,
+								f->type,
+								f->op,
+								f->lsm_rule);
 				} else if (ctx) {
 					list_for_each_entry(n, &ctx->names_list, list) {
-						if (security_audit_rule_match(n->osid, f->type,
-									      f->op, f->lsm_rule,
-									      ctx)) {
+						if (security_audit_rule_match(
+								n->osid,
+								f->type,
+								f->op,
+								f->lsm_rule)) {
 							++result;
 							break;
 						}
@@ -664,7 +667,7 @@ static int audit_filter_rules(struct task_struct *tsk,
 					break;
 				if (security_audit_rule_match(ctx->ipc.osid,
 							      f->type, f->op,
-							      f->lsm_rule, ctx))
+							      f->lsm_rule))
 					++result;
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/security/apparmor/audit.c b/security/apparmor/audit.c
index eeaddfe0c0fb..5a8b9cded4f2 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/audit.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/audit.c
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ int aa_audit_rule_known(struct audit_krule *rule)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int aa_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule,
-			struct audit_context *actx)
+int aa_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule)
 {
 	struct aa_audit_rule *rule = vrule;
 	struct aa_label *label;
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/audit.h b/security/apparmor/include/audit.h
index b8c8b1066b0a..ee559bc2acb8 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/audit.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/audit.h
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static inline int complain_error(int error)
 void aa_audit_rule_free(void *vrule);
 int aa_audit_rule_init(u32 field, u32 op, char *rulestr, void **vrule);
 int aa_audit_rule_known(struct audit_krule *rule);
-int aa_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule,
-			struct audit_context *actx);
+int aa_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule);
 
 #endif /* __AA_AUDIT_H */
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index cc12f3449a72..026163f37ba1 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ static inline int security_filter_rule_init(u32 field, u32 op, char *rulestr,
 }
 
 static inline int security_filter_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op,
-					     void *lsmrule,
-					     struct audit_context *actx)
+					     void *lsmrule)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 8bc8a1c8cb3f..26fa9d9723f6 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ retry:
 			rc = security_filter_rule_match(osid,
 							rule->lsm[i].type,
 							Audit_equal,
-							rule->lsm[i].rule,
-							NULL);
+							rule->lsm[i].rule);
 			break;
 		case LSM_SUBJ_USER:
 		case LSM_SUBJ_ROLE:
@@ -349,8 +348,7 @@ retry:
 			rc = security_filter_rule_match(secid,
 							rule->lsm[i].type,
 							Audit_equal,
-							rule->lsm[i].rule,
-							NULL);
+							rule->lsm[i].rule);
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index f1b8d2587639..5f954b179a8e 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1783,11 +1783,9 @@ void security_audit_rule_free(void *lsmrule)
 	call_void_hook(audit_rule_free, lsmrule);
 }
 
-int security_audit_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *lsmrule,
-			      struct audit_context *actx)
+int security_audit_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *lsmrule)
 {
-	return call_int_hook(audit_rule_match, 0, secid, field, op, lsmrule,
-				actx);
+	return call_int_hook(audit_rule_match, 0, secid, field, op, lsmrule);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_AUDIT */
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/audit.h b/security/selinux/include/audit.h
index 1bdf973433cc..e51a81ffb8c9 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/audit.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/audit.h
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ void selinux_audit_rule_free(void *rule);
  *	@field: the field this rule refers to
  *	@op: the operater the rule uses
  *	@rule: pointer to the audit rule to check against
- *	@actx: the audit context (can be NULL) associated with the check
  *
  *	Returns 1 if the context id matches the rule, 0 if it does not, and
  *	-errno on failure.
  */
-int selinux_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *rule,
-			     struct audit_context *actx);
+int selinux_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *rule);
 
 /**
  *	selinux_audit_rule_known - check to see if rule contains selinux fields.
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index dd44126c8d14..0b7e33f6aa59 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -3376,8 +3376,7 @@ int selinux_audit_rule_known(struct audit_krule *rule)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int selinux_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule,
-			     struct audit_context *actx)
+int selinux_audit_rule_match(u32 sid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule)
 {
 	struct selinux_state *state = &selinux_state;
 	struct context *ctxt;
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 430d4f35e55c..403513df42fc 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -4393,13 +4393,11 @@ static int smack_audit_rule_known(struct audit_krule *krule)
  * @field: audit rule flags given from user-space
  * @op: required testing operator
  * @vrule: smack internal rule presentation
- * @actx: audit context associated with the check
  *
  * The core Audit hook. It's used to take the decision of
  * whether to audit or not to audit a given object.
  */
-static int smack_audit_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule,
-				  struct audit_context *actx)
+static int smack_audit_rule_match(u32 secid, u32 field, u32 op, void *vrule)
 {
 	struct smack_known *skp;
 	char *rule = vrule;