diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index bbedb9a422c0..0f186ddc15e3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -845,11 +845,8 @@ static size_t batadv_hardif_cnt(const struct net_device *soft_iface)
 /**
  * batadv_hardif_disable_interface() - Remove hard interface from soft interface
  * @hard_iface: hard interface to be removed
- * @autodel: whether to delete soft interface when it doesn't contain any other
- *  slave interfaces
  */
-void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-				     enum batadv_hard_if_cleanup autodel)
+void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv = netdev_priv(hard_iface->soft_iface);
 	struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
@@ -953,8 +950,7 @@ static void batadv_hardif_remove_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 
 	/* first deactivate interface */
 	if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
-		batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface,
-						BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP);
+		batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface);
 
 	if (hard_iface->if_status != BATADV_IF_NOT_IN_USE)
 		return;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
index 1ee45b615399..f4b8e9efef19 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.h
@@ -67,22 +67,6 @@ enum batadv_hard_if_bcast {
 	BATADV_HARDIF_BCAST_DUPORIG,
 };
 
-/**
- * enum batadv_hard_if_cleanup - Cleanup modi for soft_iface after slave removal
- */
-enum batadv_hard_if_cleanup {
-	/**
-	 * @BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP: Don't automatically delete soft-interface
-	 */
-	BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP,
-
-	/**
-	 * @BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO: Delete soft-interface after last slave was
-	 *  removed
-	 */
-	BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_AUTO,
-};
-
 extern struct notifier_block batadv_hard_if_notifier;
 
 struct net_device *batadv_get_real_netdev(struct net_device *net_device);
@@ -92,8 +76,7 @@ struct batadv_hard_iface*
 batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(const struct net_device *net_dev);
 int batadv_hardif_enable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
 				   struct net *net, const char *iface_name);
-void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
-				     enum batadv_hard_if_cleanup autodel);
+void batadv_hardif_disable_interface(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 int batadv_hardif_min_mtu(struct net_device *soft_iface);
 void batadv_update_min_mtu(struct net_device *soft_iface);
 void batadv_hardif_release(struct kref *ref);
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 6c6a8c6bab17..97118efbe678 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static int batadv_softif_slave_del(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!hard_iface || hard_iface->soft_iface != dev)
 		goto out;
 
-	batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface, BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP);
+	batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface);
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
@@ -1139,8 +1139,7 @@ static void batadv_softif_destroy_netlink(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 
 	list_for_each_entry(hard_iface, &batadv_hardif_list, list) {
 		if (hard_iface->soft_iface == soft_iface)
-			batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface,
-							BATADV_IF_CLEANUP_KEEP);
+			batadv_hardif_disable_interface(hard_iface);
 	}
 
 	/* destroy the "untagged" VLAN */