diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h
index 1db83c931d9c0..96b90d7e361f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 struct ip_conntrack_stat {
 	unsigned int found;
 	unsigned int invalid;
-	unsigned int ignore;
 	unsigned int insert;
 	unsigned int insert_failed;
 	unsigned int drop;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
index 262881792671b..3e471558da82e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ enum ctattr_stats_cpu {
 	CTA_STATS_FOUND,
 	CTA_STATS_NEW,		/* no longer used */
 	CTA_STATS_INVALID,
-	CTA_STATS_IGNORE,
+	CTA_STATS_IGNORE,	/* no longer used */
 	CTA_STATS_DELETE,	/* no longer used */
 	CTA_STATS_DELETE_LIST,	/* no longer used */
 	CTA_STATS_INSERT,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 3cfbafdff941a..a111bcf1b93c7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -1800,10 +1800,8 @@ nf_conntrack_in(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_hook_state *state)
 	if (tmpl || ctinfo == IP_CT_UNTRACKED) {
 		/* Previously seen (loopback or untracked)?  Ignore. */
 		if ((tmpl && !nf_ct_is_template(tmpl)) ||
-		     ctinfo == IP_CT_UNTRACKED) {
-			NF_CT_STAT_INC_ATOMIC(state->net, ignore);
+		     ctinfo == IP_CT_UNTRACKED)
 			return NF_ACCEPT;
-		}
 		skb->_nfct = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 832eabecfbddc..c64f23a8f373d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -2509,7 +2509,6 @@ ctnetlink_ct_stat_cpu_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 
 	if (nla_put_be32(skb, CTA_STATS_FOUND, htonl(st->found)) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, CTA_STATS_INVALID, htonl(st->invalid)) ||
-	    nla_put_be32(skb, CTA_STATS_IGNORE, htonl(st->ignore)) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, CTA_STATS_INSERT, htonl(st->insert)) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, CTA_STATS_INSERT_FAILED,
 				htonl(st->insert_failed)) ||
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index a604f43e3e6bd..b673a03624d23 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static int ct_cpu_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		   st->found,
 		   0,
 		   st->invalid,
-		   st->ignore,
+		   0,
 		   0,
 		   0,
 		   st->insert,