diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 01c74d4a7e52..2f7951e4c320 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -3815,15 +3815,11 @@ void batadv_tt_free(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_tt_local_set_flags() - set or unset the specified flags on the local
- *  table and possibly count them in the TT size
+ * batadv_tt_local_transition_new() - unset the NEW flag on the local
+ *  table and count them in the TT size
  * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the mesh interface information
- * @flags: the flag to switch
- * @enable: whether to set or unset the flag
- * @count: whether to increase the TT size by the number of changed entries
  */
-static void batadv_tt_local_set_flags(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u16 flags,
-				      bool enable, bool count)
+static void batadv_tt_local_transition_new(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 {
 	struct batadv_hashtable *hash = bat_priv->tt.local_hash;
 	struct batadv_tt_common_entry *tt_common_entry;
@@ -3839,19 +3835,11 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_set_flags(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u16 flags,
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(tt_common_entry,
 					 head, hash_entry) {
-			if (enable) {
-				if ((tt_common_entry->flags & flags) == flags)
-					continue;
-				tt_common_entry->flags |= flags;
-			} else {
-				if (!(tt_common_entry->flags & flags))
-					continue;
-				tt_common_entry->flags &= ~flags;
-			}
-
-			if (!count)
+			if (!(tt_common_entry->flags & BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW))
 				continue;
 
+			tt_common_entry->flags &= ~BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW;
+
 			batadv_tt_local_size_inc(bat_priv,
 						 tt_common_entry->vid);
 		}
@@ -3924,7 +3912,7 @@ static void batadv_tt_local_commit_changes_nolock(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	batadv_tt_local_set_flags(bat_priv, BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NEW, false, true);
+	batadv_tt_local_transition_new(bat_priv);
 
 	batadv_tt_local_purge_pending_clients(bat_priv);
 	batadv_tt_local_update_crc(bat_priv);