diff --git a/include/net/act_api.h b/include/net/act_api.h
index 970303448c9029e2aaab37e3735bc83e0490de04..c6f195b3c706b264dad91093974593f9789dd65f 100644
--- a/include/net/act_api.h
+++ b/include/net/act_api.h
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ struct tc_action_ops {
 		       struct tcf_result *); /* called under RCU BH lock*/
 	int     (*dump)(struct sk_buff *, struct tc_action *, int, int);
 	void	(*cleanup)(struct tc_action *);
-	int     (*lookup)(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+	int     (*lookup)(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index);
 	int     (*init)(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 			struct nlattr *est, struct tc_action **act, int ovr,
 			int bind, bool rtnl_held,
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index db83dac1e7f488cd2fd0d013bce374c5d4123f3c..398c752ff529a61de8c7e07db4cc5c93df693793 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -1067,12 +1067,14 @@ static struct tc_action *tcf_action_get_1(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	ops = tc_lookup_action(tb[TCA_ACT_KIND]);
 	if (!ops) { /* could happen in batch of actions */
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Specified TC action not found");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Specified TC action kind not found");
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 	err = -ENOENT;
-	if (ops->lookup(net, &a, index, extack) == 0)
+	if (ops->lookup(net, &a, index) == 0) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "TC action with specified index not found");
 		goto err_mod;
+	}
 
 	module_put(ops->owner);
 	return a;
diff --git a/net/sched/act_bpf.c b/net/sched/act_bpf.c
index 0c68bc9cf0b4df540a223e14dfa8ff569f96a40c..c7633843e223a591b2306c8ebaca7bffdcb19804 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_bpf.c
@@ -387,8 +387,7 @@ static int tcf_bpf_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_bpf_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_bpf_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, bpf_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_connmark.c b/net/sched/act_connmark.c
index 6f0f273f1139f83ef1a45f017c37d200c36fcae1..e869c0ee63c87942bf4c090773c085d6255c79d0 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_connmark.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_connmark.c
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ static int tcf_connmark_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_connmark_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_connmark_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, connmark_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_csum.c b/net/sched/act_csum.c
index b8a67ae3105ad10f645bfcb65a503dafcbe5cbb2..3dc25b7806d7ec92f88452241fc53872857bcac2 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_csum.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_csum.c
@@ -646,8 +646,7 @@ static int tcf_csum_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_csum_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_csum_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, csum_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_gact.c b/net/sched/act_gact.c
index cd1d9bd32ef9af4c5789e0331b6d1c1b7e6820f3..aa44d14b43c7424936e9700d970f48e9aa7c041f 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_gact.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_gact.c
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ static int tcf_gact_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_gact_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_gact_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, gact_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ife.c b/net/sched/act_ife.c
index 196430aefe87a355a9a237ef7184fa2a4830a3a3..19454146f60d4016f0cd4887a7f5b203ccee2dd6 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ife.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ife.c
@@ -841,8 +841,7 @@ static int tcf_ife_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_ife_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_ife_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, ife_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_ipt.c b/net/sched/act_ipt.c
index 23273b5303fd9dcc68cf09ee6f701defe50580b5..1efbfb10b1fc07b7d0744ce6d96fae9dcfe5282f 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ipt.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ipt.c
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ static int tcf_ipt_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_ipt_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_ipt_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, ipt_net_id);
 
@@ -379,8 +378,7 @@ static int tcf_xt_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_xt_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_xt_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, xt_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 8bf66d0a6800006e070eacc77519257410696097..a9d64bfe5a2aa1c6828a749ee8050bce805e18d6 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -338,8 +338,7 @@ static int tcf_mirred_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_mirred_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_mirred_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, mirred_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_nat.c b/net/sched/act_nat.c
index 4313aa102440e9b55fb0ba200406801217d65284..d98f33fdffe2bd994376c7e5381146d5a8c926a8 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_nat.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_nat.c
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ static int tcf_nat_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_nat_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_nat_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, nat_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_pedit.c b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
index 10703407001972a8cccc297a8c0d85e72edfed1c..6d6a9450e8ad50f0ebd21dfbb2a32570931171aa 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_pedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_pedit.c
@@ -452,8 +452,7 @@ static int tcf_pedit_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_pedit_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_pedit_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, pedit_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index 5d8bfa878477e8e738be55d2c9b818423c3c8ccc..393c7a67030001d28e31f3b5b0704efafbb81695 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ static int tcf_police_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tc_action *a,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int tcf_police_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_police_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, police_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_sample.c b/net/sched/act_sample.c
index 44e9c00657bc1e8572d78e8a9ca1c6a142eb9c76..83a133375d6d1781270779b121e7d47b6bff3e95 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_sample.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_sample.c
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ static int tcf_sample_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_sample_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_sample_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, sample_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_simple.c b/net/sched/act_simple.c
index 52400d49f81f233a572de8cdffff9c94099e614a..902957beceb3c5d4ea5c43d59b438c41d461e0d3 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_simple.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_simple.c
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ static int tcf_simp_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_simp_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_simp_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, simp_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
index 73e44ce2a8837d9151b77de1e1bf619872af217c..b6263704ea57cbb48a9ae52526f93959b915f01a 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_skbedit.c
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ static int tcf_skbedit_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_skbedit_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_skbedit_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, skbedit_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_skbmod.c b/net/sched/act_skbmod.c
index 588077fafd6cc58473b1d0de85b1aa3103b3bf69..59710a183bd3238e2471ced2a7143d079a07df74 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_skbmod.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_skbmod.c
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ static int tcf_skbmod_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_skbmod_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_skbmod_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, skbmod_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c b/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
index 420759153d5f4442eebab5a375714f7f89df7ea9..6d95b6919d9d5fa51d15683ee9b7953d2132524f 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_tunnel_key.c
@@ -540,8 +540,7 @@ static int tunnel_key_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tunnel_key_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tunnel_key_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, tunnel_key_net_id);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/act_vlan.c b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
index 033d273afe50236a090fd4caddd0a8328ce82157..ba677d54a7af9ea0c6aba1e18bb94832e756101e 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_vlan.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_vlan.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ static int tcf_vlan_walker(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return tcf_generic_walker(tn, skb, cb, type, ops, extack);
 }
 
-static int tcf_vlan_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index,
-			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int tcf_vlan_search(struct net *net, struct tc_action **a, u32 index)
 {
 	struct tc_action_net *tn = net_generic(net, vlan_net_id);