diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
index 8acae4a3e4c0..b6d0f6deea86 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
@@ -323,11 +323,8 @@ static void tree_nodes_free(struct rb_root *root,
 	while (gc_count) {
 		rbconn = gc_nodes[--gc_count];
 		spin_lock(&rbconn->list.list_lock);
-		if (rbconn->list.count == 0 && rbconn->list.dead == false) {
-			rbconn->list.dead = true;
-			rb_erase(&rbconn->node, root);
-			call_rcu(&rbconn->rcu_head, __tree_nodes_free);
-		}
+		rb_erase(&rbconn->node, root);
+		call_rcu(&rbconn->rcu_head, __tree_nodes_free);
 		spin_unlock(&rbconn->list.list_lock);
 	}
 }