diff --git a/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h b/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h
index 524cee4f4c81..01dbfea32672 100644
--- a/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h
+++ b/include/net/tc_act/tc_sample.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ struct tcf_sample {
 	struct psample_group __rcu *psample_group;
 	u32 psample_group_num;
 	struct list_head tcfm_list;
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 #define to_sample(a) ((struct tcf_sample *)a)
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_sample.c b/net/sched/act_sample.c
index 8b5abcd2f32f..9438969290a6 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_sample.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_sample.c
@@ -96,21 +96,14 @@ static int tcf_sample_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void tcf_sample_cleanup_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
-{
-	struct tcf_sample *s = container_of(rcu, struct tcf_sample, rcu);
-	struct psample_group *psample_group;
-
-	psample_group = rcu_dereference_protected(s->psample_group, 1);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(s->psample_group, NULL);
-	psample_group_put(psample_group);
-}
-
 static void tcf_sample_cleanup(struct tc_action *a, int bind)
 {
 	struct tcf_sample *s = to_sample(a);
+	struct psample_group *psample_group;
 
-	call_rcu(&s->rcu, tcf_sample_cleanup_rcu);
+	psample_group = rtnl_dereference(s->psample_group);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(s->psample_group, NULL);
+	psample_group_put(psample_group);
 }
 
 static bool tcf_sample_dev_ok_push(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -264,7 +257,6 @@ static int __init sample_init_module(void)
 
 static void __exit sample_cleanup_module(void)
 {
-	rcu_barrier();
 	tcf_unregister_action(&act_sample_ops, &sample_net_ops);
 }