diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index f5b753ed1ae1..9f61797c6492 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -1475,6 +1475,42 @@ batadv_tt_local_mark_removed(struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry,
 	return pending;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_tt_local_remove_now() - purge a local entry which was never announced
+ * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the mesh interface information
+ * @tt_local_entry: local TT entry to purge
+ *
+ * A client which was added right after the last ttvn increment was never sent
+ * to the other nodes. It can therefore be dropped from the local table without
+ * waiting for the next ttvn increment.
+ */
+static void
+batadv_tt_local_remove_now(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
+			   struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry)
+{
+	struct batadv_tt_common_entry *common = &tt_local_entry->common;
+	struct hlist_node *tt_removed_node;
+
+	batadv_tt_local_event(bat_priv, tt_local_entry, BATADV_TT_CLIENT_DEL);
+
+	/* remove exactly this object when still present in hash */
+	tt_removed_node = batadv_hash_remove(bat_priv->tt.local_hash,
+					     batadv_compare_tt_entry,
+					     batadv_choose_tt, common);
+	if (!tt_removed_node)
+		return;
+
+	/* batadv_tt_local_transition_new() may have committed the entry and
+	 * thus counted it in the local table size since the
+	 * BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW check in batadv_tt_local_mark_removed().
+	 */
+	if (!(batadv_tt_flags_get(common) & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW))
+		batadv_tt_local_size_dec(bat_priv, common->vid);
+
+	/* drop reference of remove hash entry */
+	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_tt_local_remove() - logically remove an entry from the local table
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the mesh interface information
@@ -1490,7 +1526,6 @@ u16 batadv_tt_local_remove(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr,
 			   bool roaming)
 {
 	struct batadv_tt_local_entry *tt_local_entry;
-	struct hlist_node *tt_removed_node;
 	u16 curr_flags = BATADV_NO_FLAGS;
 	bool pending = false;
 	u16 flags;
@@ -1518,25 +1553,7 @@ u16 batadv_tt_local_remove(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *addr,
 	/* if this client has been added right now, it is possible to
 	 * immediately purge it
 	 */
-	batadv_tt_local_event(bat_priv, tt_local_entry, BATADV_TT_CLIENT_DEL);
-
-	/* remove exactly this object when still present in hash */
-	tt_removed_node = batadv_hash_remove(bat_priv->tt.local_hash,
-					     batadv_compare_tt_entry,
-					     batadv_choose_tt,
-					     &tt_local_entry->common);
-	if (!tt_removed_node)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* batadv_tt_local_transition_new() may have committed the entry and
-	 * thus counted it in the local table size since the BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW
-	 * check above.
-	 */
-	if (!(batadv_tt_flags_get(&tt_local_entry->common) & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW))
-		batadv_tt_local_size_dec(bat_priv, tt_local_entry->common.vid);
-
-	/* drop reference of remove hash entry */
-	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);
+	batadv_tt_local_remove_now(bat_priv, tt_local_entry);
 
 out:
 	batadv_tt_local_entry_put(tt_local_entry);