diff --git a/include/net/act_api.h b/include/net/act_api.h
index a79d6e58519e..ebd84ef06b5b 100644
--- a/include/net/act_api.h
+++ b/include/net/act_api.h
@@ -118,15 +118,10 @@ struct tc_action_ops {
 		       struct tcf_result *); /* called under RCU BH lock*/
 	int     (*dump)(struct sk_buff *, struct tc_action *, int, int);
 	void	(*cleanup)(struct tc_action *);
-	int     (*lookup)(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index);
 	int     (*init)(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			struct nlattr *est, struct tc_action **act,
 			struct tcf_proto *tp,
 			u32 flags, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-	int     (*walk)(struct net *, struct sk_buff *,
-			struct netlink_callback *, int,
-			const struct tc_action_ops *,
-			struct netlink_ext_ack *);
 	void	(*stats_update)(struct tc_action *, u64, u64, u64, u64, bool);
 	size_t  (*get_fill_size)(const struct tc_action *act);
 	struct net_device *(*get_dev)(const struct tc_action *a,
@@ -178,11 +173,6 @@ static inline void tc_action_net_exit(struct list_head *net_list,
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
-int tcf_generic_walker(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       struct netlink_callback *cb, int type,
-		       const struct tc_action_ops *ops,
-		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
-int tcf_idr_search(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct tc_action **a, u32 index);
 int tcf_idr_create(struct tc_action_net *tn, u32 index, struct nlattr *est,
 		   struct tc_action **a, const struct tc_action_ops *ops,
 		   int bind, bool cpustats, u32 flags);
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index 7063d2004199..2d26aec25e3a 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@ static int tcf_del_walker(struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int tcf_generic_walker(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       struct netlink_callback *cb, int type,
-		       const struct tc_action_ops *ops,
-		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_generic_walker(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      struct netlink_callback *cb, int type,
+			      const struct tc_action_ops *ops,
+			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo = tn->idrinfo;
 
@@ -653,9 +653,8 @@ int tcf_generic_walker(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_generic_walker);
 
-int tcf_idr_search(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
+static int tcf_idr_search(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tcf_idrinfo *idrinfo = tn->idrinfo;
 	struct tc_action *p;
@@ -674,7 +673,6 @@ int tcf_idr_search(struct tc_action_net *tn, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 	}
 	return false;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_idr_search);
 
 static int __tcf_generic_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				struct netlink_callback *cb, int type,
@@ -945,8 +943,7 @@ int tcf_register_action(struct tc_action_ops *act,
 	struct tc_action_ops *a;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!act->act || !act->dump || !act->init ||
-	    (!act->net_id && (!act->walk || !act->lookup)))
+	if (!act->act || !act->dump || !act->init || !act->net_id)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* We have to register pernet ops before making the action ops visible,
@@ -1658,16 +1655,10 @@ static struct tc_action *tcf_action_get_1(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 	err = -ENOENT;
-	if (ops->lookup) {
-		if (ops->lookup(net, &a, index) == 0) {
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "TC action with specified index not found");
-			goto err_mod;
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (__tcf_idr_search(net, ops, &a, index) == 0) {
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "TC action with specified index not found");
-			goto err_mod;
-		}
+
+	if (__tcf_idr_search(net, ops, &a, index) == 0) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "TC action with specified index not found");
+		goto err_mod;
 	}
 
 	module_put(ops->owner);
@@ -1730,12 +1721,7 @@ static int tca_action_flush(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 		goto out_module_put;
 	}
 
-	if (ops->walk) {
-		err = ops->walk(net, skb, &dcb, RTM_DELACTION, ops, extack);
-	} else {
-		err = __tcf_generic_walker(net, skb, &dcb, RTM_DELACTION, ops, extack);
-	}
-
+	err = __tcf_generic_walker(net, skb, &dcb, RTM_DELACTION, ops, extack);
 	if (err <= 0) {
 		nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
 		goto out_module_put;
@@ -2153,11 +2139,7 @@ static int tc_dump_action(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		goto out_module_put;
 
-	if (a_o->walk)
-		ret = a_o->walk(net, skb, cb, RTM_GETACTION, a_o, NULL);
-	else
-		ret = __tcf_generic_walker(net, skb, cb, RTM_GETACTION, a_o, NULL);
-
+	ret = __tcf_generic_walker(net, skb, cb, RTM_GETACTION, a_o, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_module_put;
 
