diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index d8de8f00e40d..dd92418814b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ struct bpf_arg_type {
 		 * functions that access data on eBPF program stack
 		 */
 		ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,		/* pointer to valid memory (stack, packet, map value) */
-		ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL, /* pointer to valid memory or NULL */
 		ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM,	/* pointer to memory does not need to be initialized,
 					 * helper function must fill all bytes or clear
 					 * them in error case.
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index d68c70f4b4b6..cd792777afb2 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -1008,10 +1008,16 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_snprintf_proto = {
 	.func		= bpf_snprintf,
 	.gpl_only	= true,
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
-	.arg1		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg1		= {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg2		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
 	.arg3		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR },
-	.arg4		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg4		= {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg5		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index f55967f92d22..eb69b8bddee5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ static bool arg_type_may_be_refcounted(struct bpf_arg_type arg)
 static bool arg_type_may_be_null(struct bpf_arg_type arg)
 {
 	return arg.flag & ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL ||
-	       arg.type == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL ||
 	       arg.type == ARG_PTR_TO_CTX_OR_NULL ||
 	       arg.type == ARG_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL ||
 	       arg.type == ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM_OR_NULL ||
@@ -4951,7 +4950,6 @@ static int process_timer_func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 static bool arg_type_is_mem_ptr(struct bpf_arg_type arg)
 {
 	return arg.type == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM ||
-	       arg.type == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL ||
 	       arg.type == ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM;
 }
 
@@ -5104,7 +5102,6 @@ static const struct bpf_reg_types *compatible_reg_types[__BPF_ARG_TYPE_MAX] = {
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID]		= &btf_ptr_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_SPIN_LOCK]		= &spin_lock_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_MEM]		= &mem_types,
-	[ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL]	= &mem_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM]		= &mem_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM]		= &alloc_mem_types,
 	[ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_MEM_OR_NULL]	= &alloc_mem_types,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 6e0b17637787..086889a29ca7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -452,7 +452,10 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_trace_vprintk_proto = {
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
 	.arg1		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM },
 	.arg2		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE },
-	.arg3		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg3		= {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg4		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
 };
 
@@ -494,7 +497,10 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_seq_printf_proto = {
 	.arg1_btf_id	= &btf_seq_file_ids[0],
 	.arg2		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM },
 	.arg3		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE },
-	.arg4		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg4		= {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg5		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
 };
 
@@ -1435,7 +1441,10 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_read_branch_records_proto = {
 	.gpl_only       = true,
 	.ret_type       = RET_INTEGER,
 	.arg1	      = { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_CTX },
-	.arg2	      = { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg2	      = {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg3	      = { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
 	.arg4	      = { .type = ARG_ANYTHING },
 };
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 90fa7f67f3c2..81c6638ffc2a 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -2018,9 +2018,15 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_csum_diff_proto = {
 	.gpl_only	= false,
 	.pkt_access	= true,
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
-	.arg1		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg1		= {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg2		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
-	.arg3		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg3		= {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg4		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
 	.arg5		= { .type = ARG_ANYTHING },
 };
@@ -2541,7 +2547,10 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_redirect_neigh_proto = {
 	.gpl_only	= false,
 	.ret_type	= RET_INTEGER,
 	.arg1		= { .type = ARG_ANYTHING },
-	.arg2		= { .type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL },
+	.arg2		= {
+		.type = ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+		.flag = ARG_FLAG_MAYBE_NULL,
+	},
 	.arg3		= { .type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO },
 	.arg4		= { .type = ARG_ANYTHING },
 };
