diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 0a4ed6e..6682717 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -626,12 +626,6 @@
 					  inet_csk(sk)->icsk_rto, TCP_RTO_MAX);
 }
 
-static inline void tcp_packets_out_dec(struct tcp_sock *tp, 
-				       const struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	tp->packets_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
-}
-
 /* Events passed to congestion control interface */
 enum tcp_ca_event {
 	CA_EVENT_TX_START,	/* first transmit when no packets in flight */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index faba9be..593960d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@
 			last_ackt = skb->tstamp;
 		}
 		tcp_dec_pcount_approx(&tp->fackets_out, skb);
-		tcp_packets_out_dec(tp, skb);
+		tp->packets_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
 		tcp_unlink_write_queue(skb, sk);
 		sk_stream_free_skb(sk, skb);
 		clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index a367917..1d65ce1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@
 		 * it is better to underestimate fackets.
 		 */
 		tcp_dec_pcount_approx(&tp->fackets_out, next_skb);
-		tcp_packets_out_dec(tp, next_skb);
+		tp->packets_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(next_skb);
 		sk_stream_free_skb(sk, next_skb);
 	}
 }