diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
index fd6feb5..9f16ab3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@
 {
 	if (del_timer(&cp->timer))
 		mod_timer(&cp->timer, jiffies);
-	__ip_vs_conn_put(cp);
 }
 
 
@@ -764,7 +763,6 @@
 {
 	int idx;
 	struct ip_vs_conn *cp;
-	struct ip_vs_conn *ct;
 
 	/*
 	 * Randomly scan 1/32 of the whole table every second
@@ -801,21 +799,12 @@
 					continue;
 			}
 
-			/*
-			 * Drop the entry, and drop its ct if not referenced
-			 */
-			atomic_inc(&cp->refcnt);
-			ct_write_unlock(hash);
-
-			if ((ct = cp->control))
-				atomic_inc(&ct->refcnt);
 			IP_VS_DBG(4, "del connection\n");
 			ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp);
-			if (ct) {
+			if (cp->control) {
 				IP_VS_DBG(4, "del conn template\n");
-				ip_vs_conn_expire_now(ct);
+				ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp->control);
 			}
-			ct_write_lock(hash);
 		}
 		ct_write_unlock(hash);
 	}
@@ -829,7 +818,6 @@
 {
 	int idx;
 	struct ip_vs_conn *cp;
-	struct ip_vs_conn *ct;
 
   flush_again:
 	for (idx=0; idx<IP_VS_CONN_TAB_SIZE; idx++) {
@@ -839,18 +827,13 @@
 		ct_write_lock_bh(idx);
 
 		list_for_each_entry(cp, &ip_vs_conn_tab[idx], c_list) {
-			atomic_inc(&cp->refcnt);
-			ct_write_unlock(idx);
 
-			if ((ct = cp->control))
-				atomic_inc(&ct->refcnt);
 			IP_VS_DBG(4, "del connection\n");
 			ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp);
-			if (ct) {
+			if (cp->control) {
 				IP_VS_DBG(4, "del conn template\n");
-				ip_vs_conn_expire_now(ct);
+				ip_vs_conn_expire_now(cp->control);
 			}
-			ct_write_lock(idx);
 		}
 		ct_write_unlock_bh(idx);
 	}