diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 210b610..41389bb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -506,19 +506,6 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int tcp_v6_rtx_synack(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req)
-{
-	const struct tcp_request_sock_ops *af_ops = tcp_rsk(req)->af_specific;
-	struct flowi fl;
-	int res;
-
-	res = af_ops->send_synack(sk, NULL, &fl, req, 0, NULL);
-	if (!res) {
-		TCP_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_RETRANSSEGS);
-		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNRETRANS);
-	}
-	return res;
-}
 
 static void tcp_v6_reqsk_destructor(struct request_sock *req)
 {
@@ -759,7 +746,7 @@
 struct request_sock_ops tcp6_request_sock_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.family		=	AF_INET6,
 	.obj_size	=	sizeof(struct tcp6_request_sock),
-	.rtx_syn_ack	=	tcp_v6_rtx_synack,
+	.rtx_syn_ack	=	tcp_rtx_synack,
 	.send_ack	=	tcp_v6_reqsk_send_ack,
 	.destructor	=	tcp_v6_reqsk_destructor,
 	.send_reset	=	tcp_v6_send_reset,