diff --git a/sys/net/pfvar.h b/sys/net/pfvar.h
--- a/sys/net/pfvar.h
+++ b/sys/net/pfvar.h
@@ -687,7 +687,6 @@
 		int			 open;
 		uint32_t		 ticket;
 	} active, inactive;
-	struct epoch_context	 epoch_ctx;
 	struct vnet		*vnet;
 	struct pf_keth_anchor	*anchor;
 };
diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
@@ -5186,11 +5186,6 @@
 		return (PF_PASS);
 	}
 
-	ruleset = V_pf_keth;
-	rules = ck_pr_load_ptr(&ruleset->active.rules);
-	r = TAILQ_FIRST(rules);
-	rm = NULL;
-
 	if (__predict_false(m->m_len < sizeof(struct ether_header)) &&
 	    (m = *m0 = m_pullup(*m0, sizeof(struct ether_header))) == NULL) {
 		DPFPRINTF(PF_DEBUG_URGENT,
@@ -5234,7 +5229,9 @@
 
 	PF_RULES_RLOCK();
 
-	while (r != NULL) {
+	ruleset = V_pf_keth;
+	rules = atomic_load_ptr(&ruleset->active.rules);
+	for (r = TAILQ_FIRST(rules), rm = NULL; r != NULL;) {
 		counter_u64_add(r->evaluations, 1);
 		SDT_PROBE2(pf, eth, test_rule, test, r->nr, r);
 
diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf_ioctl.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 static int		 pfioctl(struct cdev *, u_long, caddr_t, int,
 			    struct thread *);
 static int		 pf_begin_eth(uint32_t *, const char *);
-static void		 pf_rollback_eth_cb(struct epoch_context *);
 static int		 pf_rollback_eth(uint32_t, const char *);
 static int		 pf_commit_eth(uint32_t, const char *);
 static void		 pf_free_eth_rule(struct pf_keth_rule *);
@@ -794,23 +793,6 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 
-static void
-pf_rollback_eth_cb(struct epoch_context *ctx)
-{
-	struct pf_keth_ruleset *rs;
-
-	rs = __containerof(ctx, struct pf_keth_ruleset, epoch_ctx);
-
-	CURVNET_SET(rs->vnet);
-
-	PF_RULES_WLOCK();
-	pf_rollback_eth(rs->inactive.ticket,
-	    rs->anchor ? rs->anchor->path : "");
-	PF_RULES_WUNLOCK();
-
-	CURVNET_RESTORE();
-}
-
 static int
 pf_rollback_eth(uint32_t ticket, const char *anchor)
 {
@@ -904,15 +886,12 @@
 	pf_eth_calc_skip_steps(rs->inactive.rules);
 
 	rules = rs->active.rules;
-	ck_pr_store_ptr(&rs->active.rules, rs->inactive.rules);
+	atomic_store_ptr(&rs->active.rules, rs->inactive.rules);
 	rs->inactive.rules = rules;
 	rs->inactive.ticket = rs->active.ticket;
 
-	/* Clean up inactive rules (i.e. previously active rules), only when
-	 * we're sure they're no longer used. */
-	NET_EPOCH_CALL(pf_rollback_eth_cb, &rs->epoch_ctx);
-
-	return (0);
+	return (pf_rollback_eth(rs->inactive.ticket,
+	    rs->anchor ? rs->anchor->path : ""));
 }
 
 #ifdef ALTQ
@@ -5179,8 +5158,6 @@
 			free(ioes, M_TEMP);
 			break;
 		}
-		/* Ensure there's no more ethernet rules to clean up. */
-		NET_EPOCH_DRAIN_CALLBACKS();
 		PF_RULES_WLOCK();
 		for (i = 0, ioe = ioes; i < io->size; i++, ioe++) {
 			ioe->anchor[sizeof(ioe->anchor) - 1] = '\0';
@@ -6805,9 +6782,6 @@
 	shutdown_pf();
 	PF_RULES_WUNLOCK();
 
-	/* Make sure we've cleaned up ethernet rules before we continue. */
-	NET_EPOCH_DRAIN_CALLBACKS();
-
 	ret = swi_remove(V_pf_swi_cookie);
 	MPASS(ret == 0);
 	ret = intr_event_destroy(V_pf_swi_ie);