diff --git a/net/mptcp/sched.c b/net/mptcp/sched.c
index 87aa291fed74..e8130e5ccb07 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/sched.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/sched.c
@@ -209,5 +209,7 @@ int mptcp_sched_get_retrans(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 
 	if (msk->sched == &mptcp_sched_default || !msk->sched)
 		return mptcp_sched_default_get_retrans(msk);
+	if (!msk->sched->get_retrans)
+		return msk->sched->get_send(msk);
 	return msk->sched->get_retrans(msk);
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_bkup.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_bkup.c
index 043ba32129b7..c3ea87ff89fa 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_bkup.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_bkup.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void BPF_PROG(mptcp_sched_bkup_release, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 }
 
-static int bpf_bkup_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+SEC("struct_ops")
+int BPF_PROG(bpf_bkup_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 
@@ -31,23 +32,11 @@ static int bpf_bkup_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_bkup_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_bkup_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_bkup_get_retrans, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_bkup_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
 SEC(".struct_ops.link")
 struct mptcp_sched_ops bkup = {
 	.init		= (void *)mptcp_sched_bkup_init,
 	.release	= (void *)mptcp_sched_bkup_release,
 	.get_send	= (void *)bpf_bkup_get_send,
-	.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_bkup_get_retrans,
+	//.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_bkup_get_send,
 	.name		= "bpf_bkup",
 };
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_first.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_first.c
index ad68d0803163..025a78cb2d88 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_first.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_first.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void BPF_PROG(mptcp_sched_first_release, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 }
 
-static int bpf_first_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+SEC("struct_ops")
+int BPF_PROG(bpf_first_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 
@@ -28,23 +29,11 @@ static int bpf_first_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_first_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_first_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_first_get_retrans, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_first_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
 SEC(".struct_ops.link")
 struct mptcp_sched_ops first = {
 	.init		= (void *)mptcp_sched_first_init,
 	.release	= (void *)mptcp_sched_first_release,
 	.get_send	= (void *)bpf_first_get_send,
-	.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_first_get_retrans,
+	//.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_first_get_send,
 	.name		= "bpf_first",
 };
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_red.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_red.c
index 9b44931bb743..b3ac3dab1ef6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_red.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_red.c
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void BPF_PROG(mptcp_sched_red_release, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 }
 
-static int bpf_red_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+SEC("struct_ops")
+int BPF_PROG(bpf_red_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 
@@ -26,23 +27,11 @@ static int bpf_red_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_red_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_red_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_red_get_retrans, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_red_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
 SEC(".struct_ops.link")
 struct mptcp_sched_ops red = {
 	.init		= (void *)mptcp_sched_red_init,
 	.release	= (void *)mptcp_sched_red_release,
 	.get_send	= (void *)bpf_red_get_send,
-	.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_red_get_retrans,
+	//.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_red_get_send,
 	.name		= "bpf_red",
 };
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_rr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_rr.c
index c3823ed20ac8..313f4c485efa 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_rr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_rr.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ void BPF_PROG(mptcp_sched_rr_release, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	bpf_sk_storage_delete(&mptcp_rr_map, msk);
 }
 
-static int bpf_rr_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+SEC("struct_ops")
+int BPF_PROG(bpf_rr_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow, *next;
 	struct mptcp_rr_storage *ptr;
@@ -65,23 +66,11 @@ static int bpf_rr_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_rr_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_rr_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_rr_get_retrans, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_rr_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
 SEC(".struct_ops.link")
 struct mptcp_sched_ops rr = {
 	.init		= (void *)mptcp_sched_rr_init,
 	.release	= (void *)mptcp_sched_rr_release,
 	.get_send	= (void *)bpf_rr_get_send,
-	.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_rr_get_retrans,
+	//.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_rr_get_send,
 	.name		= "bpf_rr",
 };
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_stale.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_stale.c
index 8ce61c1c4e1c..af93aad84649 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_stale.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/mptcp_bpf_stale.c
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ void BPF_PROG(mptcp_sched_stale_release, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	bpf_sk_storage_delete(&mptcp_stale_map, msk);
 }
 
-static int bpf_stale_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+SEC("struct_ops")
+int BPF_PROG(bpf_stale_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
 	struct mptcp_stale_storage *storage;
@@ -139,23 +140,11 @@ static int bpf_stale_get_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_stale_get_send, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_stale_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
-SEC("struct_ops")
-int BPF_PROG(bpf_stale_get_retrans, struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	return bpf_stale_get_subflow(msk);
-}
-
 SEC(".struct_ops.link")
 struct mptcp_sched_ops stale = {
 	.init		= (void *)mptcp_sched_stale_init,
 	.release	= (void *)mptcp_sched_stale_release,
 	.get_send	= (void *)bpf_stale_get_send,
-	.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_stale_get_retrans,
+	//.get_retrans	= (void *)bpf_stale_get_send,
 	.name		= "bpf_stale",
 };