diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index b95c36765d04..0555cb611489 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -208,20 +208,6 @@ batadv_tt_global_hash_find(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr,
 	return tt_global_entry;
 }
 
-/**
- * batadv_tt_local_entry_free_rcu() - free the tt_local_entry
- * @rcu: rcu pointer of the tt_local_entry
- */
-static void batadv_tt_local_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
-{
-	struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry;
-
-	tt_local_entry = container_of(rcu, struct batadv_tt_local_entry,
-				      common.rcu);
-
-	kmem_cache_free(batadv_tl_cache, tt_local_entry);
-}
-
 /**
  * batadv_tt_local_entry_release() - release tt_local_entry from lists and queue
  *  for free after rcu grace period
@@ -236,7 +222,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 
 	batadv_softif_vlan_put(tt_local_entry->vlan);
 
-	call_rcu(&tt_local_entry->common.rcu, batadv_tt_local_entry_free_rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(tt_local_entry, common.rcu);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -254,20 +240,6 @@ batadv_tt_local_entry_put(struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry)
 		 batadv_tt_local_entry_release);
 }
 
-/**
- * batadv_tt_global_entry_free_rcu() - free the tt_global_entry
- * @rcu: rcu pointer of the tt_global_entry
- */
-static void batadv_tt_global_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
-{
-	struct batadv_tt_global_entry *tt_global_entry;
-
-	tt_global_entry = container_of(rcu, struct batadv_tt_global_entry,
-				       common.rcu);
-
-	kmem_cache_free(batadv_tg_cache, tt_global_entry);
-}
-
 /**
  * batadv_tt_global_entry_release() - release tt_global_entry from lists and
  *  queue for free after rcu grace period
@@ -282,7 +254,7 @@ void batadv_tt_global_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 
 	batadv_tt_global_del_orig_list(tt_global_entry);
 
-	call_rcu(&tt_global_entry->common.rcu, batadv_tt_global_entry_free_rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(tt_global_entry, common.rcu);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -407,19 +379,6 @@ static void batadv_tt_global_size_dec(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
 	batadv_tt_global_size_mod(orig_node, vid, -1);
 }
 
-/**
- * batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_rcu() - free the orig_entry
- * @rcu: rcu pointer of the orig_entry
- */
-static void batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
-{
-	struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry *orig_entry;
-
-	orig_entry = container_of(rcu, struct batadv_tt_orig_list_entry, rcu);
-
-	kmem_cache_free(batadv_tt_orig_cache, orig_entry);
-}
-
 /**
  * batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release() - release tt orig entry from lists and
  *  queue for free after rcu grace period
@@ -433,7 +392,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release(struct kref *ref)
 				  refcount);
 
 	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_entry->orig_node);
-	call_rcu(&orig_entry->rcu, batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_free_rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(orig_entry, rcu);
 }
 
 /**