diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 5b5cdc747cef..cec67e6a6678 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static struct inode *proc_sys_make_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 	}
 
 	if (root->set_ownership)
-		root->set_ownership(head, table, &inode->i_uid, &inode->i_gid);
+		root->set_ownership(head, &inode->i_uid, &inode->i_gid);
 	else {
 		inode->i_uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
 		inode->i_gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 61b40ea81f4d..698a71422a14 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ struct ctl_table_root {
 	struct ctl_table_set default_set;
 	struct ctl_table_set *(*lookup)(struct ctl_table_root *root);
 	void (*set_ownership)(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-			      struct ctl_table *table,
 			      kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid);
 	int (*permissions)(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table);
 };
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
index 01c4a50d22b2..b2f39a86f473 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static int set_is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 }
 
 static void ipc_set_ownership(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-			      struct ctl_table *table,
 			      kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
 {
 	struct ipc_namespace *ns =
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ static int ipc_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *tabl
 		kuid_t ns_root_uid;
 		kgid_t ns_root_gid;
 
-		ipc_set_ownership(head, table, &ns_root_uid, &ns_root_gid);
+		ipc_set_ownership(head, &ns_root_uid, &ns_root_gid);
 
 		if (uid_eq(current_euid(), ns_root_uid))
 			mode >>= 6;
diff --git a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
index 21fba3a6edaf..6bb1c5397c69 100644
--- a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static int set_is_seen(struct ctl_table_set *set)
 }
 
 static void mq_set_ownership(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-			     struct ctl_table *table,
 			     kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
 {
 	struct ipc_namespace *ns =
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ static int mq_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head, struct ctl_table *table
 	kuid_t ns_root_uid;
 	kgid_t ns_root_gid;
 
-	mq_set_ownership(head, table, &ns_root_uid, &ns_root_gid);
+	mq_set_ownership(head, &ns_root_uid, &ns_root_gid);
 
 	if (uid_eq(current_euid(), ns_root_uid))
 		mode >>= 6;
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index 051ed5f6fc93..a0a7a79991f9 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static int net_ctl_permissions(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 }
 
 static void net_ctl_set_ownership(struct ctl_table_header *head,
-				  struct ctl_table *table,
 				  kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
 {
 	struct net *net = container_of(head->set, struct net, sysctls);