diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 7b8e260c4a27d..bd29ab4b09416 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ struct netdev_queue *dev_ingress_queue_create(struct net_device *dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 void net_inc_ingress_queue(void);
 void net_dec_ingress_queue(void);
-#else
-static inline void net_inc_ingress_queue(void)
-{
-}
-
-static inline void net_dec_ingress_queue(void)
-{
-}
 #endif
 
 extern void rtnetlink_init(void);