diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_addrlist.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_addrlist.c
index 834c6eb7f48..c0519139679 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_addrlist.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_addrlist.c
@@ -256,13 +256,11 @@ struct netlbl_af4list *netlbl_af4list_remove(__be32 addr, __be32 mask,
 {
 	struct netlbl_af4list *entry;
 
-	entry = netlbl_af4list_search(addr, head);
-	if (entry != NULL && entry->addr == addr && entry->mask == mask) {
-		netlbl_af4list_remove_entry(entry);
-		return entry;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
+	entry = netlbl_af4list_search_exact(addr, mask, head);
+	if (entry == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	netlbl_af4list_remove_entry(entry);
+	return entry;
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
@@ -299,15 +297,11 @@ struct netlbl_af6list *netlbl_af6list_remove(const struct in6_addr *addr,
 {
 	struct netlbl_af6list *entry;
 
-	entry = netlbl_af6list_search(addr, head);
-	if (entry != NULL &&
-	    ipv6_addr_equal(&entry->addr, addr) &&
-	    ipv6_addr_equal(&entry->mask, mask)) {
-		netlbl_af6list_remove_entry(entry);
-		return entry;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
+	entry = netlbl_af6list_search_exact(addr, mask, head);
+	if (entry == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	netlbl_af6list_remove_entry(entry);
+	return entry;
 }
 #endif /* IPv6 */