diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 600c447fef23..019b35231420 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ static __sum16 tcp_v4_checksum_init(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 
 /* The socket must have it's spinlock held when we get
- * here, unless it is a TCP_LISTEN socket.
+ * here.
  *
  * We have a potential double-lock case here, so even when
  * doing backlog processing we use the BH locking scheme.
@@ -1728,11 +1728,6 @@ process:
 
 	skb->dev = NULL;
 
-	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
-		ret = tcp_v4_do_rcv(sk, skb);
-		goto put_and_return;
-	}
-
 	bh_lock_sock_nested(sk);
 	tcp_sk(sk)->segs_in += max_t(u16, 1, skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs);
 	ret = 0;
@@ -1756,7 +1751,6 @@ process:
 	}
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
-put_and_return:
 	sock_put(sk);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 5c140ad29aca..67b8629060c4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ static __sum16 tcp_v6_checksum_init(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 /* The socket must have it's spinlock held when we get
- * here, unless it is a TCP_LISTEN socket.
+ * here.
  *
  * We have a potential double-lock case here, so even when
  * doing backlog processing we use the BH locking scheme.
@@ -1658,11 +1658,6 @@ process:
 
 	skb->dev = NULL;
 
-	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN) {
-		ret = tcp_v6_do_rcv(sk, skb);
-		goto put_and_return;
-	}
-
 	bh_lock_sock_nested(sk);
 	tcp_sk(sk)->segs_in += max_t(u16, 1, skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs);
 	ret = 0;
@@ -1686,7 +1681,6 @@ process:
 	}
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
-put_and_return:
 	sock_put(sk);
 	return ret ? -1 : 0;