diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 2f0ac3c..96f9fce 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
 static int dn_forwarding_proc(ctl_table *, int, struct file *,
 			void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-static int dn_forwarding_sysctl(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+static int dn_forwarding_sysctl(ctl_table *table,
 			void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 			void __user *newval, size_t newlen);
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-static int dn_forwarding_sysctl(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+static int dn_forwarding_sysctl(ctl_table *table,
 			void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 			void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
diff --git a/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c b/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
index 228067c..36400b2 100644
--- a/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static int dn_node_address_strategy(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+static int dn_node_address_strategy(ctl_table *table,
 				void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 				void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static int dn_def_dev_strategy(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+static int dn_def_dev_strategy(ctl_table *table,
 				void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 				void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index b12dae2..5154e72 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int devinet_conf_sysctl(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+static int devinet_conf_sysctl(ctl_table *table,
 			       void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 			       void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -1379,12 +1379,11 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int ipv4_doint_and_flush_strategy(ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
+int ipv4_doint_and_flush_strategy(ctl_table *table,
 				  void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 				  void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
-	int ret = devinet_conf_sysctl(table, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp,
-				      newval, newlen);
+	int ret = devinet_conf_sysctl(table, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
 	struct net *net = table->extra2;
 
 	if (ret == 1)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index a6d7c58..942be04 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -2908,8 +2908,6 @@
 }
 
 static int ipv4_sysctl_rtcache_flush_strategy(ctl_table *table,
-						int __user *name,
-						int nlen,
 						void __user *oldval,
 						size_t __user *oldlenp,
 						void __user *newval,
@@ -2972,16 +2970,13 @@
 }
 
 static int ipv4_sysctl_rt_secret_interval_strategy(ctl_table *table,
-						   int __user *name,
-						   int nlen,
 						   void __user *oldval,
 						   size_t __user *oldlenp,
 						   void __user *newval,
 						   size_t newlen)
 {
 	int old = ip_rt_secret_interval;
-	int ret = sysctl_jiffies(table, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, newval,
-				 newlen);
+	int ret = sysctl_jiffies(table, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
 
 	rt_secret_reschedule(old);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 276d047..1bb10df 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 }
 
 /* Validate changes from sysctl interface. */
-static int ipv4_sysctl_local_port_range(ctl_table *table, int __user *name,
-					 int nlen, void __user *oldval,
+static int ipv4_sysctl_local_port_range(ctl_table *table,
+					 void __user *oldval,
 					 size_t __user *oldlenp,
 					void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	};
 
 	inet_get_local_port_range(range, range + 1);
-	ret = sysctl_intvec(&tmp, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
+	ret = sysctl_intvec(&tmp, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
 	if (ret == 0 && newval && newlen) {
 		if (range[1] < range[0])
 			ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int sysctl_tcp_congestion_control(ctl_table *table, int __user *name,
-					 int nlen, void __user *oldval,
+static int sysctl_tcp_congestion_control(ctl_table *table,
+					 void __user *oldval,
 					 size_t __user *oldlenp,
 					 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	tcp_get_default_congestion_control(val);
-	ret = sysctl_string(&tbl, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
+	ret = sysctl_string(&tbl, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
 	if (ret == 1 && newval && newlen)
 		ret = tcp_set_default_congestion_control(val);
 	return ret;
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int strategy_allowed_congestion_control(ctl_table *table, int __user *name,
-					       int nlen, void __user *oldval,
+static int strategy_allowed_congestion_control(ctl_table *table,
+					       void __user *oldval,
 					       size_t __user *oldlenp,
 					       void __user *newval,
 					       size_t newlen)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	tcp_get_available_congestion_control(tbl.data, tbl.maxlen);
-	ret = sysctl_string(&tbl, name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
+	ret = sysctl_string(&tbl, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
 	if (ret == 1 && newval && newlen)
 		ret = tcp_set_allowed_congestion_control(tbl.data);
 	kfree(tbl.data);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 7b6a584..eea9542 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3982,7 +3982,6 @@
 }
 
 static int addrconf_sysctl_forward_strategy(ctl_table *table,
-					    int __user *name, int nlen,
 					    void __user *oldval,
 					    size_t __user *oldlenp,
 					    void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 840b157..7f39e9b 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1730,9 +1730,8 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int ndisc_ifinfo_sysctl_strategy(ctl_table *ctl, int __user *name,
-				 int nlen, void __user *oldval,
-				 size_t __user *oldlenp,
+int ndisc_ifinfo_sysctl_strategy(ctl_table *ctl,
+				 void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 				 void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ctl->extra1;
@@ -1745,13 +1744,11 @@
 
 	switch (ctl->ctl_name) {
 	case NET_NEIGH_REACHABLE_TIME:
-		ret = sysctl_jiffies(ctl, name, nlen,
-				     oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
+		ret = sysctl_jiffies(ctl, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
 		break;
 	case NET_NEIGH_RETRANS_TIME_MS:
 	case NET_NEIGH_REACHABLE_TIME_MS:
-		 ret = sysctl_ms_jiffies(ctl, name, nlen,
-					 oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
+		 ret = sysctl_ms_jiffies(ctl, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen);
 		 break;
 	default:
 		ret = 0;