diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 89eb562..1196f05 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -114,10 +114,8 @@
 };
 
 static struct name_table table;
-static atomic_t rsv_publ_ok = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 DEFINE_RWLOCK(tipc_nametbl_lock);
 
-
 static int hash(int x)
 {
 	return x & (tipc_nametbl_size - 1);
@@ -665,22 +663,7 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
-/**
- * tipc_nametbl_publish_rsv - publish port name using a reserved name type
- */
-
-int tipc_nametbl_publish_rsv(u32 ref, unsigned int scope,
-			struct tipc_name_seq const *seq)
-{
-	int res;
-
-	atomic_inc(&rsv_publ_ok);
-	res = tipc_publish(ref, scope, seq);
-	atomic_dec(&rsv_publ_ok);
-	return res;
-}
-
-/**
+/*
  * tipc_nametbl_publish - add name publication to network name tables
  */
 
@@ -694,11 +677,6 @@
 		     tipc_max_publications);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if ((type < TIPC_RESERVED_TYPES) && !atomic_read(&rsv_publ_ok)) {
-		warn("Publication failed, reserved name {%u,%u,%u}\n",
-		     type, lower, upper);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	write_lock_bh(&tipc_nametbl_lock);
 	table.local_publ_count++;