diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 4e0cf1a72c8a9..15ff3a4ad7abc 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ struct xfrm_state {
 
 	RH_KABI_EXTEND(u32	output_mark_mask)
 	RH_KABI_EXTEND(u32	if_id)
-	RH_KABI_EXTEND(struct sock __rcu	*encap_sk)
 	RH_KABI_EXTEND(struct hlist_node	byseq)
 };
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index 743da767f735a..660fd9a0d2bfc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -119,46 +119,15 @@ static void esp_ssg_unref(struct xfrm_state *x, void *tmp)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET_ESPINTCP
-struct esp_tcp_sk {
-	struct sock *sk;
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
-};
-
-static void esp_free_tcp_sk(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk = container_of(head, struct esp_tcp_sk, rcu);
-
-	sock_put(esk->sk);
-	kfree(esk);
-}
-
 static struct sock *esp_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct xfrm_encap_tmpl *encap = x->encap;
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk;
 	__be16 sport, dport;
-	struct sock *nsk;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	sk = rcu_dereference(x->encap_sk);
-	if (sk && sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
-		return sk;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	sport = encap->encap_sport;
 	dport = encap->encap_dport;
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (sk && sk == nsk) {
-		esk = kmalloc(sizeof(*esk), GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!esk) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(x->encap_sk, NULL);
-		esk->sk = sk;
-		call_rcu(&esk->rcu, esp_free_tcp_sk);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 	sk = inet_lookup_established(xs_net(x), &tcp_hashinfo, x->id.daddr.a4,
@@ -171,20 +140,6 @@ static struct sock *esp_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (encap->encap_sport != sport ||
-	    encap->encap_dport != dport) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-		sk = nsk ?: ERR_PTR(-EREMCHG);
-	} else if (sk == nsk) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-	} else {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(x->encap_sk, sk);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-
 	return sk;
 }
 
@@ -197,8 +152,10 @@ static int esp_output_tcp_finish(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	sk = esp_find_tcp_sk(x);
 	err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(sk);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk))
@@ -207,6 +164,8 @@ static int esp_output_tcp_finish(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		err = espintcp_push_skb(sk, skb);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return err;
@@ -389,6 +348,8 @@ static struct ip_esp_hdr *esp_output_tcp_encap(struct xfrm_state *x,
 	if (IS_ERR(sk))
 		return ERR_CAST(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 	*lenp = htons(len);
 	esph = (struct ip_esp_hdr *)(lenp + 1);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/esp6.c b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
index e16b1e369c159..e69d276667f63 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/esp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/esp6.c
@@ -148,46 +148,15 @@ static void esp_ssg_unref(struct xfrm_state *x, void *tmp)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET6_ESPINTCP
-struct esp_tcp_sk {
-	struct sock *sk;
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
-};
-
-static void esp_free_tcp_sk(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk = container_of(head, struct esp_tcp_sk, rcu);
-
-	sock_put(esk->sk);
-	kfree(esk);
-}
-
 static struct sock *esp6_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 {
 	struct xfrm_encap_tmpl *encap = x->encap;
-	struct esp_tcp_sk *esk;
 	__be16 sport, dport;
-	struct sock *nsk;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	sk = rcu_dereference(x->encap_sk);
-	if (sk && sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
-		return sk;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
 	sport = encap->encap_sport;
 	dport = encap->encap_dport;
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (sk && sk == nsk) {
-		esk = kmalloc(sizeof(*esk), GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!esk) {
-			spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(x->encap_sk, NULL);
-		esk->sk = sk;
-		call_rcu(&esk->rcu, esp_free_tcp_sk);
-	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
 
 	sk = __inet6_lookup_established(xs_net(x), &tcp_hashinfo, &x->id.daddr.in6,
@@ -200,20 +169,6 @@ static struct sock *esp6_find_tcp_sk(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&x->lock);
-	nsk = rcu_dereference_protected(x->encap_sk,
-					lockdep_is_held(&x->lock));
-	if (encap->encap_sport != sport ||
-	    encap->encap_dport != dport) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-		sk = nsk ?: ERR_PTR(-EREMCHG);
-	} else if (sk == nsk) {
-		sock_put(sk);
-	} else {
-		rcu_assign_pointer(x->encap_sk, sk);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
-
 	return sk;
 }
 
@@ -226,8 +181,10 @@ static int esp_output_tcp_finish(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	sk = esp6_find_tcp_sk(x);
 	err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(sk);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	bh_lock_sock(sk);
 	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk))
@@ -236,6 +193,8 @@ static int esp_output_tcp_finish(struct xfrm_state *x, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		err = espintcp_push_skb(sk, skb);
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return err;
@@ -437,6 +396,8 @@ static struct ip_esp_hdr *esp6_output_tcp_encap(struct xfrm_state *x,
 	if (IS_ERR(sk))
 		return ERR_CAST(sk);
 
+	sock_put(sk);
+
 	*lenp = htons(len);
 	esph = (struct ip_esp_hdr *)(lenp + 1);
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/espintcp.c b/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
index d85b85982178e..2f13553199295 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ int espintcp_queue_out(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct espintcp_ctx *ctx = espintcp_getctx(sk);
 
-	if (skb_queue_len(&ctx->out_queue) >= netdev_max_backlog)
+	if (skb_queue_len(&ctx->out_queue) >= netdev_max_backlog) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -ENOBUFS;
+	}
 
 	__skb_queue_tail(&ctx->out_queue, skb);
 
@@ -340,6 +342,10 @@ static int espintcp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 			err = -ENOBUFS;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
+	if (emsg->len) {
+		err = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	sk_msg_init(&emsg->skmsg);
 	while (1) {
@@ -522,7 +528,8 @@ static void espintcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 	strp_stop(&ctx->strp);
 
 	sk->sk_prot = &tcp_prot;
-	barrier();
+
+	synchronize_rcu();
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&ctx->work);
 	strp_done(&ctx->strp);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index e57288275a83e..eb1672cbd5cdb 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -619,9 +619,6 @@ int __xfrm_state_delete(struct xfrm_state *x)
 		net->xfrm.state_num--;
 		spin_unlock(&net->xfrm.xfrm_state_lock);
 
-		if (x->encap_sk)
-			sock_put(rcu_dereference_raw(x->encap_sk));
-
 		xfrm_dev_state_delete(x);
 
 		/* All xfrm_state objects are created by xfrm_state_alloc.