diff --git a/include/linux/idr.h b/include/linux/idr.h
index fa14f834e4ed..118987a17ada 100644
--- a/include/linux/idr.h
+++ b/include/linux/idr.h
@@ -140,16 +140,11 @@ void *idr_replace(struct idr *, void *, int id);
 void *idr_replace_ext(struct idr *idr, void *ptr, unsigned long id);
 void idr_destroy(struct idr *);
 
-static inline void *idr_remove_ext(struct idr *idr, unsigned long id)
+static inline void *idr_remove(struct idr *idr, unsigned long id)
 {
 	return radix_tree_delete_item(&idr->idr_rt, id, NULL);
 }
 
-static inline void *idr_remove(struct idr *idr, int id)
-{
-	return idr_remove_ext(idr, id);
-}
-
 static inline void idr_init(struct idr *idr)
 {
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&idr->idr_rt, IDR_RT_MARKER);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 52622a3d2517..be5b2b455371 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void free_tcf(struct tc_action *p)
 static void tcf_idr_remove(struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo, struct tc_action *p)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&idrinfo->lock);
-	idr_remove_ext(&idrinfo->action_idr, p->tcfa_index);
+	idr_remove(&idrinfo->action_idr, p->tcfa_index);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&idrinfo->lock);
 	gen_kill_estimator(&p->tcfa_rate_est);
 	free_tcf(p);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index bcb4ccb5f894..6d0e9bc4c782 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static void tcf_block_remove(struct tcf_block *block, struct net *net)
 {
 	struct tcf_net *tn = net_generic(net, tcf_net_id);
 
-	idr_remove_ext(&tn->idr, block->index);
+	idr_remove(&tn->idr, block->index);
 }
 
 static struct tcf_block *tcf_block_create(struct net *net, struct Qdisc *q,
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index d333f5c5101d..121dff0a1763 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void basic_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(f, n, &head->flist, link) {
 		list_del_rcu(&f->link);
 		tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &f->res);
-		idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
+		idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
 		if (tcf_exts_get_net(&f->exts))
 			call_rcu(&f->rcu, basic_delete_filter);
 		else
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int basic_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, void *arg, bool *last,
 
 	list_del_rcu(&f->link);
 	tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &f->res);
-	idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
+	idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
 	tcf_exts_get_net(&f->exts);
 	call_rcu(&f->rcu, basic_delete_filter);
 	*last = list_empty(&head->flist);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int basic_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 			      extack);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		if (!fold)
-			idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
+			idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
index 8e5326bc6440..e45137e3f567 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void __cls_bpf_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_bpf_prog *prog,
 {
 	struct cls_bpf_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 
-	idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
+	idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
 	cls_bpf_stop_offload(tp, prog, extack);
 	list_del_rcu(&prog->link);
 	tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &prog->res);
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ errout_parms:
 	cls_bpf_free_parms(prog);
 errout_idr:
 	if (!oldprog)
-		idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
+		idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, prog->handle);
 errout:
 	tcf_exts_destroy(&prog->exts);
 	kfree(prog);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index dc9acaafc0a8..e098e8ab76c9 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void __fl_delete(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct cls_fl_filter *f,
 {
 	struct cls_fl_head *head = rtnl_dereference(tp->root);
 
-	idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
+	idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, f->handle);
 	list_del_rcu(&f->list);
 	if (!tc_skip_hw(f->flags))
 		fl_hw_destroy_filter(tp, f, extack);
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ static int fl_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 
 errout_idr:
 	if (fnew->handle)
-		idr_remove_ext(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
+		idr_remove(&head->handle_idr, fnew->handle);
 errout:
 	tcf_exts_destroy(&fnew->exts);
 	kfree(fnew);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_u32.c b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
index e3c5e390ec23..bd55ed783cb1 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_u32.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static void u32_clear_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *ht,
 					 rtnl_dereference(n->next));
 			tcf_unbind_filter(tp, &n->res);
 			u32_remove_hw_knode(tp, n, extack);
-			idr_remove_ext(&ht->handle_idr, n->handle);
+			idr_remove(&ht->handle_idr, n->handle);
 			if (tcf_exts_get_net(&n->exts))
 				call_rcu(&n->rcu, u32_delete_key_freepf_rcu);
 			else
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static int u32_destroy_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *ht,
 		if (phn == ht) {
 			u32_clear_hw_hnode(tp, ht, extack);
 			idr_destroy(&ht->handle_idr);
-			idr_remove_ext(&tp_c->handle_idr, ht->handle);
+			idr_remove(&tp_c->handle_idr, ht->handle);
 			RCU_INIT_POINTER(*hn, ht->next);
 			kfree_rcu(ht, rcu);
 			return 0;
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static int u32_change(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 
 		err = u32_replace_hw_hnode(tp, ht, flags, extack);
 		if (err) {
-			idr_remove_ext(&tp_c->handle_idr, handle);
+			idr_remove(&tp_c->handle_idr, handle);
 			kfree(ht);
 			return err;
 		}
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ errfree:
 #endif
 	kfree(n);
 erridr:
-	idr_remove_ext(&ht->handle_idr, handle);
+	idr_remove(&ht->handle_idr, handle);
 	return err;
 }