diff --git a/security/snet/snet_core.c b/security/snet/snet_core.c
index 562d986..54fad08 100644
--- a/security/snet/snet_core.c
+++ b/security/snet/snet_core.c
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ unsigned int snet_verdict_policy = SNET_VERDICT_GRANT;	/* permissive by default
 module_param(snet_verdict_policy, uint, 0400);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(snet_verdict_policy, "Set the default verdict");
 
-void snet_core_exit(void)
-{
-	snet_netlink_exit();
-	snet_event_exit();
-	snet_hooks_exit();
-	snet_verdict_exit();
-	pr_debug("stopped\n");
-}
-
 static __init int snet_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -46,20 +37,25 @@ static __init int snet_init(void)
 
 	ret = snet_event_init();
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit;
+		goto event_failed;
 
 	ret = snet_verdict_init();
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit;
+		goto verdict_failed;
 
 	ret = snet_hooks_init();
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit;
+		goto hooks_failed;
 
 	pr_debug("started\n");
 	return 0;
-exit:
-	snet_core_exit();
+
+hooks_failed:
+	snet_verdict_exit();
+verdict_failed:
+	snet_event_exit();
+event_failed:
+	pr_debug("stopped\n");
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/snet/snet_event.c b/security/snet/snet_event.c
index cc3b6a2..44155fb 100644
--- a/security/snet/snet_event.c
+++ b/security/snet/snet_event.c
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ static struct snet_event_entry *__snet_event_lookup(const enum snet_syscall sysc
 	struct list_head *l;
 	struct snet_event_entry *s;
 
-	if (!snet_evh)
-		return NULL;
-
 	/* computing its hash value */
 	h = jhash_2words(syscall, protocol, 0) % snet_evh_size;
 	l = &snet_evh[h];
@@ -52,9 +49,6 @@ int snet_event_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	read_lock_bh(&snet_evh_lock);
 
-	if (!snet_evh)
-		goto errout;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < snet_evh_size; i++) {
 		if (i < hashs_to_skip)
 			continue;
@@ -151,11 +145,12 @@ int snet_event_remove(const enum snet_syscall syscall, const u8 protocol)
 }
 
 /* flushing all events */
-void __snet_event_flush(void)
+void snet_event_flush(void)
 {
 	struct snet_event_entry *data = NULL;
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 
+	write_lock_bh(&snet_evh_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < snet_evh_size; i++) {
 		while (!list_empty(&snet_evh[i])) {
 			data = list_entry(snet_evh[i].next,
@@ -164,14 +159,6 @@ void __snet_event_flush(void)
 			kfree(data);
 		}
 	}
-	return;
-}
-
-void snet_event_flush(void)
-{
-	write_lock_bh(&snet_evh_lock);
-	if (snet_evh)
-		__snet_event_flush();
 	write_unlock_bh(&snet_evh_lock);
 	return;
 }
@@ -200,13 +187,7 @@ out:
 /* exit function */
 int snet_event_exit(void)
 {
-	write_lock_bh(&snet_evh_lock);
-	if (snet_evh) {
-		__snet_event_flush();
-		kfree(snet_evh);
-		snet_evh = NULL;
-	}
-	write_unlock_bh(&snet_evh_lock);
-
+	kfree(snet_evh);
+	snet_evh = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/snet/snet_verdict.c b/security/snet/snet_verdict.c
index 477af3b..d9f17f5 100644
--- a/security/snet/snet_verdict.c
+++ b/security/snet/snet_verdict.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ static struct snet_verdict_entry *__snet_verdict_lookup(const u32 verdict_id)
 	struct list_head *l = NULL;
 	struct snet_verdict_entry *s = NULL;
 
-	if (!snet_vdh)
-		return NULL;
-
 	/* computing its hash value */
 	h = jhash_1word(verdict_id, 0) % snet_vdh_size;
 	l = &snet_vdh[h];
@@ -135,24 +132,19 @@ int snet_verdict_insert(void)
 	h = jhash_1word(data->verdict_id, 0) % snet_vdh_size;
 
 	write_lock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
-	if (snet_vdh) {
-		list_add_tail(&data->list, &snet_vdh[h]);
-		pr_debug("[%u]=(verdict_id=%u)\n", h, data->verdict_id);
-		write_unlock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
-	} else {
-		write_unlock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
-		kfree(data);
-		verdict_id = 0;
-	}
+	list_add_tail(&data->list, &snet_vdh[h]);
+	pr_debug("[%u]=(verdict_id=%u)\n", h, data->verdict_id);
+	write_unlock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
 
 	return verdict_id;
 }
 
-void __snet_verdict_flush(void)
+void snet_verdict_flush(void)
 {
 	struct snet_verdict_entry *data = NULL;
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 
+	write_lock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < snet_vdh_size; i++) {
 		while (!list_empty(&snet_vdh[i])) {
 			data = list_entry(snet_vdh[i].next,
@@ -161,14 +153,6 @@ void __snet_verdict_flush(void)
 			kfree(data);
 		}
 	}
-	return;
-}
-
-void snet_verdict_flush(void)
-{
-	write_lock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
-	if (snet_vdh)
-		__snet_verdict_flush();
 	write_unlock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
 	return;
 }
@@ -197,13 +181,7 @@ out:
 /* exit function */
 int snet_verdict_exit(void)
 {
-	write_lock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
-	if (snet_vdh) {
-		__snet_verdict_flush();
-		kfree(snet_vdh);
-		snet_vdh = NULL;
-	}
-	write_unlock_bh(&snet_vdh_lock);
-
+	kfree(snet_vdh);
+	snet_vdh = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
