diff --git a/security/selinux/avc.c b/security/selinux/avc.c
index 7f1a304712a9..3662b0f15ec5 100644
--- a/security/selinux/avc.c
+++ b/security/selinux/avc.c
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ static struct avc_node *avc_alloc_node(void)
 	if (!node)
 		goto out;
 
-	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&node->rhead);
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&node->list);
 	avc_cache_stats_incr(allocations);
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/netnode.c b/security/selinux/netnode.c
index dc92792271f1..65ebfe954f85 100644
--- a/security/selinux/netnode.c
+++ b/security/selinux/netnode.c
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ static void sel_netnode_insert(struct sel_netnode *node)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&node->rcu);
-
 	/* we need to impose a limit on the growth of the hash table so check
 	 * this bucket to make sure it is within the specified bounds */
 	list_add_rcu(&node->list, &sel_netnode_hash[idx].list);