diff --git a/include/linux/skmsg.h b/include/linux/skmsg.h
index c953b8c0d2f4..c1637515a8a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/skmsg.h
+++ b/include/linux/skmsg.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ struct sk_psock {
 	struct mutex			work_mutex;
 	struct sk_psock_work_state	work_state;
 	struct delayed_work		work;
-	struct sock			*sk_pair;
 	struct rcu_work			rwork;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index 55ca217c626b..480fa579787e 100644
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static inline struct unix_sock *unix_sk(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	return (struct unix_sock *)sk;
 }
-#define unix_peer(sk) (unix_sk(sk)->peer)
 
 #define peer_wait peer_wq.wait
 
diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index 3818035ea002..a5c1f67dc96e 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -825,8 +825,6 @@ static void sk_psock_destroy(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (psock->sk_redir)
 		sock_put(psock->sk_redir);
-	if (psock->sk_pair)
-		sock_put(psock->sk_pair);
 	sock_put(psock->sk);
 	kfree(psock);
 }
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index be2ed7b0fe21..6dbeb8007333 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ static inline bool unix_secdata_eq(struct scm_cookie *scm, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK */
 
+#define unix_peer(sk) (unix_sk(sk)->peer)
+
 static inline int unix_our_peer(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk)
 {
 	return unix_peer(osk) == sk;
diff --git a/net/unix/unix_bpf.c b/net/unix/unix_bpf.c
index 7ea7c3a0d0d0..2f9d8271c6ec 100644
--- a/net/unix/unix_bpf.c
+++ b/net/unix/unix_bpf.c
@@ -159,17 +159,12 @@ int unix_dgram_bpf_update_proto(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock, bool re
 
 int unix_stream_bpf_update_proto(struct sock *sk, struct sk_psock *psock, bool restore)
 {
-	struct sock *sk_pair;
-
 	if (restore) {
 		sk->sk_write_space = psock->saved_write_space;
 		sock_replace_proto(sk, psock->sk_proto);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	sk_pair = unix_peer(sk);
-	sock_hold(sk_pair);
-	psock->sk_pair = sk_pair;
 	unix_stream_bpf_check_needs_rebuild(psock->sk_proto);
 	sock_replace_proto(sk, &unix_stream_bpf_prot);
 	return 0;