diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index 3d8f9c4..f15fd98 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 	struct sockaddr_in6 *dsin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *) dst;
 
 	dsin6->sin6_family = ssin6->sin6_family;
-	ipv6_addr_copy(&dsin6->sin6_addr, &ssin6->sin6_addr);
+	dsin6->sin6_addr = ssin6->sin6_addr;
 	return true;
 }
 #else	/* !(CONFIG_IPV6 || CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE) */
diff --git a/include/net/inetpeer.h b/include/net/inetpeer.h
index 78c83e6..73a5c26 100644
--- a/include/net/inetpeer.h
+++ b/include/net/inetpeer.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 {
 	struct inetpeer_addr daddr;
 
-	ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)daddr.addr.a6, v6daddr);
+	*(struct in6_addr *)daddr.addr.a6 = *v6daddr;
 	daddr.family = AF_INET6;
 	return inet_getpeer(&daddr, create);
 }
diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 873d5be..48fd12e 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter.h>		/* for union nf_inet_addr */
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>			/* for struct ipv6hdr */
-#include <net/ipv6.h>			/* for ipv6_addr_copy */
+#include <net/ipv6.h>
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #endif
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 		const struct ipv6hdr *iph = nh;
 		iphdr->len = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
 		iphdr->protocol = iph->nexthdr;
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&iphdr->saddr.in6, &iph->saddr);
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&iphdr->daddr.in6, &iph->daddr);
+		iphdr->saddr.in6 = iph->saddr;
+		iphdr->daddr.in6 = iph->daddr;
 	} else
 #endif
 	{
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
 	if (af == AF_INET6)
-		ipv6_addr_copy(&dst->in6, &src->in6);
+		dst->in6 = src->in6;
 	else
 #endif
 	dst->ip = src->ip;
diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index 3f0258d..f35188e 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -309,11 +309,6 @@
 		  ((a1->s6_addr32[3] ^ a2->s6_addr32[3]) & m->s6_addr32[3]));
 }
 
-static inline void ipv6_addr_copy(struct in6_addr *a1, const struct in6_addr *a2)
-{
-	memcpy(a1, a2, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
-}
-
 static inline void ipv6_addr_prefix(struct in6_addr *pfx, 
 				    const struct in6_addr *addr,
 				    int plen)
diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index 4de7ed9..89174e29 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@
 		memcpy(&daddr->a4, &fl->u.ip4.daddr, sizeof(daddr->a4));
 		break;
 	case AF_INET6:
-		ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)&saddr->a6, &fl->u.ip6.saddr);
-		ipv6_addr_copy((struct in6_addr *)&daddr->a6, &fl->u.ip6.daddr);
+		*(struct in6_addr *)saddr->a6 = fl->u.ip6.saddr;
+		*(struct in6_addr *)daddr->a6 = fl->u.ip6.daddr;
 		break;
 	}
 }