diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index 07156f43d295..a03268454a27 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ static int xsk_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	xskq_destroy(xs->rx);
 	xskq_destroy(xs->tx);
+	xdp_put_umem(xs->umem);
 
 	sock_orphan(sk);
 	sock->sk = NULL;
@@ -713,18 +714,6 @@ static const struct proto_ops xsk_proto_ops = {
 	.sendpage	= sock_no_sendpage,
 };
 
-static void xsk_destruct(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	struct xdp_sock *xs = xdp_sk(sk);
-
-	if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
-		return;
-
-	xdp_put_umem(xs->umem);
-
-	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
-}
-
 static int xsk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		      int kern)
 {
@@ -751,9 +740,6 @@ static int xsk_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 
 	sk->sk_family = PF_XDP;
 
-	sk->sk_destruct = xsk_destruct;
-	sk_refcnt_debug_inc(sk);
-
 	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
 
 	xs = xdp_sk(sk);