diff --git a/net/ipv6/anycast.c b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
index 9c7f83fbc3a1..e5f56c953b58 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/anycast.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/anycast.c
@@ -334,9 +334,7 @@ int ipv6_dev_ac_inc(struct net_device *dev, struct in6_addr *addr)
 	idev->ac_list = aca;
 	write_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
 
-	dst_hold(&rt->u.dst);
-	if (ip6_ins_rt(rt))
-		dst_release(&rt->u.dst);
+	ip6_ins_rt(rt);
 
 	addrconf_join_solict(dev, &aca->aca_addr);
 
@@ -378,10 +376,7 @@ int __ipv6_dev_ac_dec(struct inet6_dev *idev, struct in6_addr *addr)
 	addrconf_leave_solict(idev, &aca->aca_addr);
 
 	dst_hold(&aca->aca_rt->u.dst);
-	if (ip6_del_rt(aca->aca_rt))
-		dst_free(&aca->aca_rt->u.dst);
-	else
-		dst_release(&aca->aca_rt->u.dst);
+	ip6_del_rt(aca->aca_rt);
 
 	aca_put(aca);
 	return 0;