diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_nf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_nf.c
index b30ff6b3b81a..0a54cd2c3fe2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_nf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_nf.c
@@ -31,22 +31,6 @@ enum {
 				 IPS_SRC_NAT_DONE | IPS_DST_NAT_DONE | \
 				 IPS_SRC_NAT | IPS_DST_NAT)
 
-static int connect_to_server(int srv_fd)
-{
-	int fd = -1;
-
-	fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-	if (!ASSERT_GE(fd, 0, "socket"))
-		goto out;
-
-	if (!ASSERT_EQ(connect_fd_to_fd(fd, srv_fd, TIMEOUT_MS), 0, "connect_fd_to_fd")) {
-		close(fd);
-		fd = -1;
-	}
-out:
-	return fd;
-}
-
 static void test_bpf_nf_ct(int mode)
 {
 	const char *iptables = "iptables-legacy -t raw %s PREROUTING -j CONNMARK --set-mark 42/0";
@@ -77,7 +61,7 @@ static void test_bpf_nf_ct(int mode)
 	if (!ASSERT_GE(srv_fd, 0, "start_server"))
 		goto end;
 
-	client_fd = connect_to_server(srv_fd);
+	client_fd = connect_to_fd(srv_fd, TIMEOUT_MS);
 	if (!ASSERT_GE(client_fd, 0, "connect_to_server"))
 		goto end;