diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto.h
index 100972bbd9ad..62ef15eb7594 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_nat_l3proto.h
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 struct nf_nat_l3proto {
 	u8	l3proto;
 
-	bool	(*manip_pkt)(struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     unsigned int iphdroff,
-			     const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *target,
-			     enum nf_nat_manip_type maniptype);
-
 	void	(*csum_update)(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int iphdroff,
 			       __sum16 *check,
 			       const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t,
@@ -20,6 +15,10 @@ struct nf_nat_l3proto {
 			       int datalen, int oldlen);
 };
 
+unsigned int nf_nat_manip_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
+			      enum nf_nat_manip_type mtype,
+			      enum ip_conntrack_dir dir);
+
 int nf_nat_l3proto_register(const struct nf_nat_l3proto *);
 void nf_nat_l3proto_unregister(const struct nf_nat_l3proto *);
 const struct nf_nat_l3proto *__nf_nat_l3proto_find(u8 l3proto);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 0c548ff215b2..8c5c29189383 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -699,23 +699,6 @@ nf_nat_alloc_null_binding(struct nf_conn *ct, unsigned int hooknum)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_nat_alloc_null_binding);
 
-static unsigned int nf_nat_manip_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
-				     enum nf_nat_manip_type mtype,
-				     enum ip_conntrack_dir dir)
-{
-	const struct nf_nat_l3proto *l3proto;
-	struct nf_conntrack_tuple target;
-
-	/* We are aiming to look like inverse of other direction. */
-	nf_ct_invert_tuple(&target, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple);
-
-	l3proto = __nf_nat_l3proto_find(target.src.l3num);
-	if (!l3proto->manip_pkt(skb, 0, &target, mtype))
-		return NF_DROP;
-
-	return NF_ACCEPT;
-}
-
 /* Do packet manipulations according to nf_nat_setup_info. */
 unsigned int nf_nat_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 			   enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_proto.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_proto.c
index ecb988ed4d69..5a6496dbf1bf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_proto.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_proto.c
@@ -425,6 +425,32 @@ manip_addr:
 	return true;
 }
 
+unsigned int nf_nat_manip_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
+			      enum nf_nat_manip_type mtype,
+			      enum ip_conntrack_dir dir)
+{
+	struct nf_conntrack_tuple target;
+
+	/* We are aiming to look like inverse of other direction. */
+	nf_ct_invert_tuple(&target, &ct->tuplehash[!dir].tuple);
+
+	switch (target.src.l3num) {
+	case NFPROTO_IPV6:
+		if (nf_nat_ipv6_manip_pkt(skb, 0, &target, mtype))
+			return NF_ACCEPT;
+		break;
+	case NFPROTO_IPV4:
+		if (nf_nat_ipv4_manip_pkt(skb, 0, &target, mtype))
+			return NF_ACCEPT;
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NF_DROP;
+}
+
 static void nf_nat_ipv4_csum_update(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    unsigned int iphdroff, __sum16 *check,
 				    const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t,
@@ -506,7 +532,6 @@ static void nf_nat_ipv6_csum_recalc(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static const struct nf_nat_l3proto nf_nat_l3proto_ipv4 = {
 	.l3proto		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-	.manip_pkt		= nf_nat_ipv4_manip_pkt,
 	.csum_update		= nf_nat_ipv4_csum_update,
 	.csum_recalc		= nf_nat_ipv4_csum_recalc,
 };
@@ -759,7 +784,6 @@ void nf_nat_l3proto_exit(void)
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 static const struct nf_nat_l3proto nf_nat_l3proto_ipv6 = {
 	.l3proto		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
-	.manip_pkt		= nf_nat_ipv6_manip_pkt,
 	.csum_update		= nf_nat_ipv6_csum_update,
 	.csum_recalc		= nf_nat_ipv6_csum_recalc,
 };