diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
index 5262887..fe9851f 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
@@ -457,12 +457,8 @@
 		ret_val = -ENOMEM;
 		goto list_failure;
 	}
-	data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
-				      info->snd_pid,
-				      info->snd_seq,
-				      netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family.id,
-				      0,
-				      NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LIST);
+	data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family,
+				 0, NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LIST);
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		ret_val = -ENOMEM;
 		goto list_failure;
@@ -607,12 +603,9 @@
 	struct netlbl_cipsov4_doiwalk_arg *cb_arg = arg;
 	void *data;
 
-	data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(cb_arg->skb,
-				      NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
-				      cb_arg->seq,
-				      netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family.id,
-				      NLM_F_MULTI,
-				      NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LISTALL);
+	data = genlmsg_put(cb_arg->skb, NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
+			   cb_arg->seq, &netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family,
+			   NLM_F_MULTI, NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LISTALL);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		goto listall_cb_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
index 7846937..e8c80f3 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
@@ -188,12 +188,9 @@
 	struct netlbl_domhsh_walk_arg *cb_arg = arg;
 	void *data;
 
-	data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(cb_arg->skb,
-				      NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
-				      cb_arg->seq,
-				      netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
-				      NLM_F_MULTI,
-				      NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTALL);
+	data = genlmsg_put(cb_arg->skb, NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
+			   cb_arg->seq, &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family,
+			   NLM_F_MULTI, NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTALL);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		goto listall_cb_failure;
 
@@ -359,12 +356,8 @@
 	ans_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ans_skb == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
-				      info->snd_pid,
-				      info->snd_seq,
-				      netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
-				      0,
-				      NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTDEF);
+	data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family,
+				 0, NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTDEF);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		goto listdef_failure;
 
@@ -422,12 +415,9 @@
 	int ret_val = -ENOMEM;
 	void *data;
 
-	data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(skb,
-				      NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
-				      cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
-				      netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
-				      NLM_F_MULTI,
-				      NLBL_MGMT_C_PROTOCOLS);
+	data = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+			   &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
+			   NLBL_MGMT_C_PROTOCOLS);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		goto protocols_cb_failure;
 
@@ -495,12 +485,8 @@
 	ans_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ans_skb == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
-				      info->snd_pid,
-				      info->snd_seq,
-				      netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
-				      0,
-				      NLBL_MGMT_C_VERSION);
+	data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family,
+				 0, NLBL_MGMT_C_VERSION);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		goto version_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 57dd07b..a1d4ae5 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -141,12 +141,8 @@
 	ans_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ans_skb == NULL)
 		goto list_failure;
-	data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
-				      info->snd_pid,
-				      info->snd_seq,
-				      netlbl_unlabel_gnl_family.id,
-				      0,
-				      NLBL_UNLABEL_C_LIST);
+	data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_unlabel_gnl_family,
+				 0, NLBL_UNLABEL_C_LIST);
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		ret_val = -ENOMEM;
 		goto list_failure;
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.h b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.h
index 47967ef..6d7f4ab 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.h
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.h
@@ -42,37 +42,6 @@
 /* NetLabel NETLINK helper functions */
 
 /**
- * netlbl_netlink_hdr_put - Write the NETLINK buffers into a sk_buff
- * @skb: the packet
- * @pid: the PID of the receipient
- * @seq: the sequence number
- * @type: the generic NETLINK message family type
- * @cmd: command
- *
- * Description:
- * Write both a NETLINK nlmsghdr structure and a Generic NETLINK genlmsghdr
- * struct to the packet.  Returns a pointer to the start of the payload buffer
- * on success or NULL on failure.
- *
- */
-static inline void *netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(struct sk_buff *skb,
-					   u32 pid,
-					   u32 seq,
-					   int type,
-					   int flags,
-					   u8 cmd)
-{
-	return genlmsg_put(skb,
-			   pid,
-			   seq,
-			   type,
-			   0,
-			   flags,
-			   cmd,
-			   NETLBL_PROTO_VERSION);
-}
-
-/**
  * netlbl_netlink_auditinfo - Fetch the audit information from a NETLINK msg
  * @skb: the packet
  * @audit_info: NetLabel audit information