diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 6ed3d737b698..9daea892ccd0 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ void tcp_get_available_congestion_control(char *buf, size_t len);
 void tcp_get_allowed_congestion_control(char *buf, size_t len);
 int tcp_set_allowed_congestion_control(char *allowed);
 int tcp_set_congestion_control(struct sock *sk, const char *name, bool load,
-			       bool reinit, bool cap_net_admin);
+			       bool cap_net_admin);
 u32 tcp_slow_start(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 acked);
 void tcp_cong_avoid_ai(struct tcp_sock *tp, u32 w, u32 acked);
 
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index c56473de8c93..370b76d60e15 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -4493,8 +4493,7 @@ static int _bpf_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			strncpy(name, optval, min_t(long, optlen,
 						    TCP_CA_NAME_MAX-1));
 			name[TCP_CA_NAME_MAX-1] = 0;
-			ret = tcp_set_congestion_control(sk, name, false,
-							 true, true);
+			ret = tcp_set_congestion_control(sk, name, false, true);
 		} else {
 			struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 			struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 955a080b6c19..e3a92c76776d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 		name[val] = 0;
 
 		lock_sock(sk);
-		err = tcp_set_congestion_control(sk, name, true, true,
+		err = tcp_set_congestion_control(sk, name, true,
 						 ns_capable(sock_net(sk)->user_ns,
 							    CAP_NET_ADMIN));
 		release_sock(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 62e156b914d1..02a5b8212893 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ out:
  * already initialized.
  */
 int tcp_set_congestion_control(struct sock *sk, const char *name, bool load,
-			       bool reinit, bool cap_net_admin)
+			       bool cap_net_admin)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	const struct tcp_congestion_ops *ca;
@@ -367,15 +367,8 @@ int tcp_set_congestion_control(struct sock *sk, const char *name, bool load,
 	if (!ca) {
 		err = -ENOENT;
 	} else if (!load) {
-		const struct tcp_congestion_ops *old_ca = icsk->icsk_ca_ops;
-
 		if (bpf_try_module_get(ca, ca->owner)) {
-			if (reinit) {
-				tcp_reinit_congestion_control(sk, ca);
-			} else {
-				icsk->icsk_ca_ops = ca;
-				bpf_module_put(old_ca, old_ca->owner);
-			}
+			tcp_reinit_congestion_control(sk, ca);
 		} else {
 			err = -EBUSY;
 		}