diff --git a/net/sched/sch_htb.c b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
index 0284791169c9..d01fe3a1a623 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_htb.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_htb.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,6 @@ static void htb_parent_to_leaf(struct htb_sched *q, struct htb_class *cl,
 
 static void htb_destroy_class(struct Qdisc *sch, struct htb_class *cl)
 {
-	struct htb_sched *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
-
 	if (!cl->level) {
 		BUG_TRAP(cl->un.leaf.q);
 		qdisc_destroy(cl->un.leaf.q);
@@ -1237,21 +1235,6 @@ static void htb_destroy_class(struct Qdisc *sch, struct htb_class *cl)
 	qdisc_put_rtab(cl->ceil);
 
 	tcf_destroy_chain(&cl->filter_list);
-
-	while (!list_empty(&cl->children))
-		htb_destroy_class(sch, list_entry(cl->children.next,
-						  struct htb_class, sibling));
-
-	/* note: this delete may happen twice (see htb_delete) */
-	hlist_del_init(&cl->hlist);
-	list_del(&cl->sibling);
-
-	if (cl->prio_activity)
-		htb_deactivate(q, cl);
-
-	if (cl->cmode != HTB_CAN_SEND)
-		htb_safe_rb_erase(&cl->pq_node, q->wait_pq + cl->level);
-
 	kfree(cl);
 }
 
@@ -1259,6 +1242,9 @@ static void htb_destroy_class(struct Qdisc *sch, struct htb_class *cl)
 static void htb_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 {
 	struct htb_sched *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
+	struct hlist_node *n, *next;
+	struct htb_class *cl;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	qdisc_watchdog_cancel(&q->watchdog);
 	/* This line used to be after htb_destroy_class call below
@@ -1267,10 +1253,14 @@ static void htb_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	   unbind_filter on it (without Oops). */
 	tcf_destroy_chain(&q->filter_list);
 
-	while (!list_empty(&q->root))
-		htb_destroy_class(sch, list_entry(q->root.next,
-						  struct htb_class, sibling));
-
+	for (i = 0; i < HTB_HSIZE; i++) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry(cl, n, q->hash + i, hlist)
+			tcf_destroy_chain(&cl->filter_list);
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < HTB_HSIZE; i++) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(cl, n, next, q->hash + i, hlist)
+			htb_destroy_class(sch, cl);
+	}
 	__skb_queue_purge(&q->direct_queue);
 }
 
@@ -1302,12 +1292,16 @@ static int htb_delete(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
 		qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen(cl->un.leaf.q, qlen);
 	}
 
-	/* delete from hash and active; remainder in destroy_class */
-	hlist_del_init(&cl->hlist);
+	/* delete from hash, sibling list and active */
+	hlist_del(&cl->hlist);
+	list_del(&cl->sibling);
 
 	if (cl->prio_activity)
 		htb_deactivate(q, cl);
 
+	if (cl->cmode != HTB_CAN_SEND)
+		htb_safe_rb_erase(&cl->pq_node, q->wait_pq + cl->level);
+
 	if (last_child)
 		htb_parent_to_leaf(q, cl, new_q);