diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c
index 53d0251788aa..2b6d9519ff29 100644
--- a/net/core/skmsg.c
+++ b/net/core/skmsg.c
@@ -1180,8 +1180,6 @@ static int sk_psock_verdict_recv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	int ret = __SK_DROP;
 	int len = skb->len;
 
-	skb_get(skb);
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	psock = sk_psock(sk);
 	if (unlikely(!psock)) {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 1fb67f819de4..31156ebb759c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1772,7 +1772,6 @@ int tcp_read_skb(struct sock *sk, skb_read_actor_t recv_actor)
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, sk));
 		tcp_flags = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags;
 		used = recv_actor(sk, skb);
-		consume_skb(skb);
 		if (used < 0) {
 			if (!copied)
 				copied = used;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 3ffa30c37293..956d6797c76f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__skb_recv_udp);
 int udp_read_skb(struct sock *sk, skb_read_actor_t recv_actor)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	int err, copied;
+	int err;
 
 try_again:
 	skb = skb_recv_udp(sk, MSG_DONTWAIT, &err);
@@ -1825,10 +1825,7 @@ try_again:
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_set_owner_sk_safe(skb, sk));
-	copied = recv_actor(sk, skb);
-	kfree_skb(skb);
-
-	return copied;
+	return recv_actor(sk, skb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(udp_read_skb);
 
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 70eb3bc67126..5b19b6c53a2c 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ static int unix_read_skb(struct sock *sk, skb_read_actor_t recv_actor)
 {
 	struct unix_sock *u = unix_sk(sk);
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	int err, copied;
+	int err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&u->iolock);
 	skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, MSG_DONTWAIT, &err);
@@ -2560,10 +2560,7 @@ static int unix_read_skb(struct sock *sk, skb_read_actor_t recv_actor)
 	if (!skb)
 		return err;
 
-	copied = recv_actor(sk, skb);
-	kfree_skb(skb);
-
-	return copied;
+	return recv_actor(sk, skb);
 }
 
 /*