diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 16c3a39689f4..a096b9fbbbdf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -8342,16 +8342,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work);
 static bool nft_expr_reduce(struct nft_regs_track *track,
 			    const struct nft_expr *expr)
 {
-	if (!expr->ops->reduce) {
-		pr_warn_once("missing reduce for expression %s ",
-			     expr->ops->type->name);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (nft_reduce_is_readonly(expr))
-		return false;
-
-	return expr->ops->reduce(track, expr);
+	return false;
 }
 
 static int nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare(struct net *net, struct nft_chain *chain)