diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c
index 2e0420febda0..0eab305780c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ static void ovpn_net_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ovpn_priv *ovpn = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ovpn->keepalive_work);
+	ovpn_peers_free(ovpn, NULL, OVPN_DEL_PEER_REASON_TEARDOWN);
 	gro_cells_destroy(&ovpn->gro_cells);
 }
 
@@ -208,15 +210,6 @@ static int ovpn_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
 	return register_netdevice(dev);
 }
 
-static void ovpn_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
-{
-	struct ovpn_priv *ovpn = netdev_priv(dev);
-
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ovpn->keepalive_work);
-	ovpn_peers_free(ovpn, NULL, OVPN_DEL_PEER_REASON_TEARDOWN);
-	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
-}
-
 static int ovpn_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ovpn_priv *ovpn = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -235,7 +228,6 @@ static struct rtnl_link_ops ovpn_link_ops = {
 	.policy = ovpn_policy,
 	.maxtype = IFLA_OVPN_MAX,
 	.newlink = ovpn_newlink,
-	.dellink = ovpn_dellink,
 	.fill_info = ovpn_fill_info,
 };