diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_sock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_sock.c
index e85f0f1deac7..ee76b51005ab 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_sock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_sock.c
@@ -977,32 +977,4 @@ l1_%=:	r0 = *(u8*)(r7 + 0);				\
 	: __clobber_all);
 }
 
-__noinline
-long skb_pull_data2(struct __sk_buff *sk, __u32 len)
-{
-	return bpf_skb_pull_data(sk, len);
-}
-
-__noinline
-long skb_pull_data1(struct __sk_buff *sk, __u32 len)
-{
-	return skb_pull_data2(sk, len);
-}
-
-/* global function calls bpf_skb_pull_data(), which invalidates packet
- * pointers established before global function call.
- */
-SEC("tc")
-__failure __msg("invalid mem access")
-int invalidate_pkt_pointers_from_global_func(struct __sk_buff *sk)
-{
-	int *p = (void *)(long)sk->data;
-
-	if ((void *)(p + 1) > (void *)(long)sk->data_end)
-		return TCX_DROP;
-	skb_pull_data1(sk, 0);
-	*p = 42; /* this is unsafe */
-	return TCX_PASS;
-}
-
 char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";