diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index bede8f7fa7426bb6ab04e7590b63bee04ffac0ed..c81f3b958d44f1cece510426b590be7af33d9b65 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -406,11 +406,7 @@ void tcp_clear_retrans(struct tcp_sock *tp);
 void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_init_metrics(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_metrics_init(void);
-bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst,
-			bool paws_check, bool timestamps);
-bool tcp_remember_stamp(struct sock *sk);
-bool tcp_tw_remember_stamp(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw);
-void tcp_fetch_timewait_stamp(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst);
+bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst);
 void tcp_disable_fack(struct tcp_sock *tp);
 void tcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout);
 void tcp_init_sock(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 96b67a8b18c3c389df115ab8764c30a5e3924533..aafec0676d3eda85af575c1771eb2fdea61f3146 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -6342,8 +6342,7 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 			dst = af_ops->route_req(sk, &fl, req, &strict);
 
 			if (dst && strict &&
-			    !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst, true,
-						tmp_opt.saw_tstamp)) {
+			    !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst)) {
 				NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_PAWSPASSIVEREJECTED);
 				goto drop_and_release;
 			}
@@ -6352,8 +6351,7 @@ int tcp_conn_request(struct request_sock_ops *rsk_ops,
 		else if (!net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syncookies &&
 			 (net->ipv4.sysctl_max_syn_backlog - inet_csk_reqsk_queue_len(sk) <
 			  (net->ipv4.sysctl_max_syn_backlog >> 2)) &&
-			 !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst, false,
-					     tmp_opt.saw_tstamp)) {
+			 !tcp_peer_is_proven(req, dst)) {
 			/* Without syncookies last quarter of
 			 * backlog is filled with destinations,
 			 * proven to be alive.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 08d870e45658f51e9c9c8f0047290c05e61c1bc4..d8b401fff9feb63f4357cfe31b0875ccead1f1c3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ int tcp_v4_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 			tp->write_seq	   = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (tcp_death_row->sysctl_tw_recycle &&
-	    !tp->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp && fl4->daddr == daddr)
-		tcp_fetch_timewait_stamp(sk, &rt->dst);
-
 	inet->inet_dport = usin->sin_port;
 	sk_daddr_set(sk, daddr);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index 0f46e5fe31ad1b6809ada1f70bce7b63df4f8c9c..9d0d4f39e42be15d8ad7389bc7562449b92ea5fa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ struct tcp_metrics_block {
 	struct inetpeer_addr		tcpm_saddr;
 	struct inetpeer_addr		tcpm_daddr;
 	unsigned long			tcpm_stamp;
-	u32				tcpm_ts;
-	u32				tcpm_ts_stamp;
 	u32				tcpm_lock;
 	u32				tcpm_vals[TCP_METRIC_MAX_KERNEL + 1];
 	struct tcp_fastopen_metrics	tcpm_fastopen;
@@ -123,8 +121,6 @@ static void tcpm_suck_dst(struct tcp_metrics_block *tm,
 	tm->tcpm_vals[TCP_METRIC_SSTHRESH] = dst_metric_raw(dst, RTAX_SSTHRESH);
 	tm->tcpm_vals[TCP_METRIC_CWND] = dst_metric_raw(dst, RTAX_CWND);
 	tm->tcpm_vals[TCP_METRIC_REORDERING] = dst_metric_raw(dst, RTAX_REORDERING);
-	tm->tcpm_ts = 0;
-	tm->tcpm_ts_stamp = 0;
 	if (fastopen_clear) {
 		tm->tcpm_fastopen.mss = 0;
 		tm->tcpm_fastopen.syn_loss = 0;
@@ -273,48 +269,6 @@ static struct tcp_metrics_block *__tcp_get_metrics_req(struct request_sock *req,
 	return tm;
 }
 
-static struct tcp_metrics_block *__tcp_get_metrics_tw(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
-{
-	struct tcp_metrics_block *tm;
-	struct inetpeer_addr saddr, daddr;
-	unsigned int hash;
-	struct net *net;
-
-	if (tw->tw_family == AF_INET) {
-		inetpeer_set_addr_v4(&saddr, tw->tw_rcv_saddr);
-		inetpeer_set_addr_v4(&daddr, tw->tw_daddr);
-		hash = ipv4_addr_hash(tw->tw_daddr);
-	}
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-	else if (tw->tw_family == AF_INET6) {
-		if (ipv6_addr_v4mapped(&tw->tw_v6_daddr)) {
-			inetpeer_set_addr_v4(&saddr, tw->tw_rcv_saddr);
-			inetpeer_set_addr_v4(&daddr, tw->tw_daddr);
-			hash = ipv4_addr_hash(tw->tw_daddr);
-		} else {
-			inetpeer_set_addr_v6(&saddr, &tw->tw_v6_rcv_saddr);
-			inetpeer_set_addr_v6(&daddr, &tw->tw_v6_daddr);
-			hash = ipv6_addr_hash(&tw->tw_v6_daddr);
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-	else
-		return NULL;
-
-	net = twsk_net(tw);
-	hash ^= net_hash_mix(net);
-	hash = hash_32(hash, tcp_metrics_hash_log);
-
-	for (tm = rcu_dereference(tcp_metrics_hash[hash].chain); tm;
-	     tm = rcu_dereference(tm->tcpm_next)) {
-		if (addr_same(&tm->tcpm_saddr, &saddr) &&
-		    addr_same(&tm->tcpm_daddr, &daddr) &&
-		    net_eq(tm_net(tm), net))
-			break;
-	}
-	return tm;
-}
-
 static struct tcp_metrics_block *tcp_get_metrics(struct sock *sk,
 						 struct dst_entry *dst,
 						 bool create)
@@ -573,8 +527,7 @@ void tcp_init_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 	tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_time_stamp;
 }
 
-bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst,
-			bool paws_check, bool timestamps)
+bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	struct tcp_metrics_block *tm;
 	bool ret;
@@ -584,94 +537,10 @@ bool tcp_peer_is_proven(struct request_sock *req, struct dst_entry *dst,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	tm = __tcp_get_metrics_req(req, dst);
-	if (paws_check) {
-		if (tm &&
-		    (u32)get_seconds() - tm->tcpm_ts_stamp < TCP_PAWS_MSL &&
-		    ((s32)(tm->tcpm_ts - req->ts_recent) > TCP_PAWS_WINDOW ||
-		     !timestamps))
-			ret = false;
-		else
-			ret = true;
-	} else {
-		if (tm && tcp_metric_get(tm, TCP_METRIC_RTT) && tm->tcpm_ts_stamp)
-			ret = true;
-		else
-			ret = false;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void tcp_fetch_timewait_stamp(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
-{
-	struct tcp_metrics_block *tm;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	tm = tcp_get_metrics(sk, dst, true);
-	if (tm) {
-		struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-
-		if ((u32)get_seconds() - tm->tcpm_ts_stamp <= TCP_PAWS_MSL) {
-			tp->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp = tm->tcpm_ts_stamp;
-			tp->rx_opt.ts_recent = tm->tcpm_ts;
-		}
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tcp_fetch_timewait_stamp);
-
-/* VJ's idea. Save last timestamp seen from this destination and hold
- * it at least for normal timewait interval to use for duplicate
- * segment detection in subsequent connections, before they enter
- * synchronized state.
- */
-bool tcp_remember_stamp(struct sock *sk)
-{
-	struct dst_entry *dst = __sk_dst_get(sk);
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	if (dst) {
-		struct tcp_metrics_block *tm;
-
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		tm = tcp_get_metrics(sk, dst, true);
-		if (tm) {
-			struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-
-			if ((s32)(tm->tcpm_ts - tp->rx_opt.ts_recent) <= 0 ||
-			    ((u32)get_seconds() - tm->tcpm_ts_stamp > TCP_PAWS_MSL &&
-			     tm->tcpm_ts_stamp <= (u32)tp->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp)) {
-				tm->tcpm_ts_stamp = (u32)tp->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp;
-				tm->tcpm_ts = tp->rx_opt.ts_recent;
-			}
-			ret = true;
-		}
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-bool tcp_tw_remember_stamp(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
-{
-	struct tcp_metrics_block *tm;
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	tm = __tcp_get_metrics_tw(tw);
-	if (tm) {
-		const struct tcp_timewait_sock *tcptw;
-		struct sock *sk = (struct sock *) tw;
-
-		tcptw = tcp_twsk(sk);
-		if ((s32)(tm->tcpm_ts - tcptw->tw_ts_recent) <= 0 ||
-		    ((u32)get_seconds() - tm->tcpm_ts_stamp > TCP_PAWS_MSL &&
-		     tm->tcpm_ts_stamp <= (u32)tcptw->tw_ts_recent_stamp)) {
-			tm->tcpm_ts_stamp = (u32)tcptw->tw_ts_recent_stamp;
-			tm->tcpm_ts	   = tcptw->tw_ts_recent;
-		}
+	if (tm && tcp_metric_get(tm, TCP_METRIC_RTT))
 		ret = true;
-	}
+	else
+		ret = false;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
@@ -791,14 +660,6 @@ static int tcp_metrics_fill_info(struct sk_buff *msg,
 			  jiffies - tm->tcpm_stamp,
 			  TCP_METRICS_ATTR_PAD) < 0)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
-	if (tm->tcpm_ts_stamp) {
-		if (nla_put_s32(msg, TCP_METRICS_ATTR_TW_TS_STAMP,
-				(s32) (get_seconds() - tm->tcpm_ts_stamp)) < 0)
-			goto nla_put_failure;
-		if (nla_put_u32(msg, TCP_METRICS_ATTR_TW_TSVAL,
-				tm->tcpm_ts) < 0)
-			goto nla_put_failure;
-	}
 
 	{
 		int n = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 7e16243cdb58c830f869fe483730e86400e2eb00..692f974e5abefd6d798438c120adb393971cf262 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ tcp_timewait_state_process(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct tcp_options_received tmp_opt;
 	struct tcp_timewait_sock *tcptw = tcp_twsk((struct sock *)tw);
 	bool paws_reject = false;
-	struct inet_timewait_death_row *tcp_death_row = &sock_net((struct sock*)tw)->ipv4.tcp_death_row;
 
 	tmp_opt.saw_tstamp = 0;
 	if (th->doff > (sizeof(*th) >> 2) && tcptw->tw_ts_recent_stamp) {
@@ -149,12 +148,7 @@ tcp_timewait_state_process(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			tcptw->tw_ts_recent	  = tmp_opt.rcv_tsval;
 		}
 
-		if (tcp_death_row->sysctl_tw_recycle &&
-		    tcptw->tw_ts_recent_stamp &&
-		    tcp_tw_remember_stamp(tw))
-			inet_twsk_reschedule(tw, tw->tw_timeout);
-		else
-			inet_twsk_reschedule(tw, TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN);
+		inet_twsk_reschedule(tw, TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN);
 		return TCP_TW_ACK;
 	}
 
@@ -259,12 +253,8 @@ void tcp_time_wait(struct sock *sk, int state, int timeo)
 	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	struct inet_timewait_sock *tw;
-	bool recycle_ok = false;
 	struct inet_timewait_death_row *tcp_death_row = &sock_net(sk)->ipv4.tcp_death_row;
 
-	if (tcp_death_row->sysctl_tw_recycle && tp->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp)
-		recycle_ok = tcp_remember_stamp(sk);
-
 	tw = inet_twsk_alloc(sk, tcp_death_row, state);
 
 	if (tw) {
@@ -317,13 +307,9 @@ void tcp_time_wait(struct sock *sk, int state, int timeo)
 		if (timeo < rto)
 			timeo = rto;
 
-		if (recycle_ok) {
-			tw->tw_timeout = rto;
-		} else {
-			tw->tw_timeout = TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN;
-			if (state == TCP_TIME_WAIT)
-				timeo = TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN;
-		}
+		tw->tw_timeout = TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN;
+		if (state == TCP_TIME_WAIT)
+			timeo = TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN;
 
 		inet_twsk_schedule(tw, timeo);
 		/* Linkage updates. */
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index c73a431fd06f90814d30e03d9c1307c4313dbd42..853cb43e3e3cabd63c22dd3ea25ffaabba03dbdf 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -265,11 +265,6 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 	sk->sk_gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV6;
 	ip6_dst_store(sk, dst, NULL, NULL);
 
-	if (tcp_death_row->sysctl_tw_recycle &&
-	    !tp->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp &&
-	    ipv6_addr_equal(&fl6.daddr, &sk->sk_v6_daddr))
-		tcp_fetch_timewait_stamp(sk, dst);
-
 	icsk->icsk_ext_hdr_len = 0;
 	if (opt)
 		icsk->icsk_ext_hdr_len = opt->opt_flen +