diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index c5c38d4b7d1ccd04044f972777c5d3844e755a02..8c1dd60eab6fe2bd0763d274b31087ca4d873321 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -7800,8 +7800,6 @@ static void bnxt_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	bnxt_dcb_free(bp);
 	kfree(bp->edev);
 	bp->edev = NULL;
-	if (bp->xdp_prog)
-		bpf_prog_put(bp->xdp_prog);
 	bnxt_cleanup_pci(bp);
 	free_netdev(dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index d2b057a3e512c1144d741ccffd5bf47b5f138a01..0f5c012de52eaa723f2e53f29328ed30a6f5d77b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -4308,9 +4308,6 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_cleanup(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
 	mlx5e_ipsec_cleanup(priv);
 	mlx5e_vxlan_cleanup(priv);
-
-	if (priv->channels.params.xdp_prog)
-		bpf_prog_put(priv->channels.params.xdp_prog);
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_init_nic_rx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c
index e379b78e86efa7c02dca2bc95afc1f79afc7800a..54bfd7846f6d8c1a8165c5ec40384740d3ca3f41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.c
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ static const char *nfp_bpf_extra_cap(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn)
 	return nfp_net_ebpf_capable(nn) ? "BPF" : "";
 }
 
-static void nfp_bpf_vnic_free(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_net *nn)
-{
-	if (nn->dp.bpf_offload_xdp)
-		nfp_bpf_xdp_offload(app, nn, NULL);
-}
-
 static int nfp_bpf_setup_tc_block_cb(enum tc_setup_type type,
 				     void *type_data, void *cb_priv)
 {
@@ -168,7 +162,6 @@ const struct nfp_app_type app_bpf = {
 	.extra_cap	= nfp_bpf_extra_cap,
 
 	.vnic_alloc	= nfp_app_nic_vnic_alloc,
-	.vnic_free	= nfp_bpf_vnic_free,
 
 	.setup_tc	= nfp_bpf_setup_tc,
 	.tc_busy	= nfp_bpf_tc_busy,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index ea6bbf1efefc5749b891c88af6e60bbe81b6cceb..ad3e9f6a61e5cc8e2fad9f0a89f00d63e7cc9812 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3562,9 +3562,6 @@ struct nfp_net *nfp_net_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool needs_netdev,
  */
 void nfp_net_free(struct nfp_net *nn)
 {
-	if (nn->xdp_prog)
-		bpf_prog_put(nn->xdp_prog);
-
 	if (nn->dp.netdev)
 		free_netdev(nn->dp.netdev);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index 8f9b3eb821377648ac1400bf31598fc44de6545a..57332b3e5e6481459d13acba5a08bd1c5a8a2197 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -1068,10 +1068,6 @@ static void __qede_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev, enum qede_remove_mode mode)
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
-	/* Release edev's reference to XDP's bpf if such exist */
-	if (edev->xdp_prog)
-		bpf_prog_put(edev->xdp_prog);
-
 	/* Use global ops since we've freed edev */
 	qed_ops->common->slowpath_stop(cdev);
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_POWER_OFF)
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 95749006d687b971a49894c903fcc611bc25c375..6746e498dc61aea76d6caadc872e0ebf94d94f45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -673,7 +673,6 @@ static void tun_detach(struct tun_file *tfile, bool clean)
 static void tun_detach_all(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tun_struct *tun = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog = rtnl_dereference(tun->xdp_prog);
 	struct tun_file *tfile, *tmp;
 	int i, n = tun->numqueues;
 
@@ -708,9 +707,6 @@ static void tun_detach_all(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	BUG_ON(tun->numdisabled != 0);
 
-	if (xdp_prog)
-		bpf_prog_put(xdp_prog);
-
 	if (tun->flags & IFF_PERSIST)
 		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 3f271c9cb5e05d0b8b10faa7401f2d3b7fcec3e7..6bea8931bb622f37129dc75b13a60243ea57360b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -7110,6 +7110,27 @@ static int dev_xdp_install(struct net_device *dev, bpf_op_t bpf_op,
 	return bpf_op(dev, &xdp);
 }
 
+static void dev_xdp_uninstall(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct netdev_bpf xdp;
+	bpf_op_t ndo_bpf;
+
+	/* Remove generic XDP */
+	WARN_ON(dev_xdp_install(dev, generic_xdp_install, NULL, 0, NULL));
+
+	/* Remove from the driver */
+	ndo_bpf = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_bpf;
+	if (!ndo_bpf)
+		return;
+
+	__dev_xdp_query(dev, ndo_bpf, &xdp);
+	if (xdp.prog_attached == XDP_ATTACHED_NONE)
+		return;
+
+	/* Program removal should always succeed */
+	WARN_ON(dev_xdp_install(dev, ndo_bpf, NULL, xdp.prog_flags, NULL));
+}
+
 /**
  *	dev_change_xdp_fd - set or clear a bpf program for a device rx path
  *	@dev: device
@@ -7240,6 +7261,7 @@ static void rollback_registered_many(struct list_head *head)
 		/* Shutdown queueing discipline. */
 		dev_shutdown(dev);
 
+		dev_xdp_uninstall(dev);
 
 		/* Notify protocols, that we are about to destroy
 		 * this device. They should clean all the things.
@@ -8199,7 +8221,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_netdev_mqs);
 void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct napi_struct *p, *n;
-	struct bpf_prog *prog;
 
 	might_sleep();
 	netif_free_tx_queues(dev);
@@ -8218,12 +8239,6 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	free_percpu(dev->pcpu_refcnt);
 	dev->pcpu_refcnt = NULL;
 
-	prog = rcu_dereference_protected(dev->xdp_prog, 1);
-	if (prog) {
-		bpf_prog_put(prog);
-		static_key_slow_dec(&generic_xdp_needed);
-	}
-
 	/*  Compatibility with error handling in drivers */
 	if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED) {
 		netdev_freemem(dev);