diff --git a/libknet/links_acl.c b/libknet/links_acl.c
index e00b90c7..e97150f0 100644
--- a/libknet/links_acl.c
+++ b/libknet/links_acl.c
@@ -1,137 +1,105 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * Author: Christine Caulfield <ccaulfie@redhat.com>
  *
  * This software licensed under GPL-2.0+, LGPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "internals.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "transports.h"
 #include "transport_common.h"
 #include "links_acl.h"
 #include "links_acl_ip.h"
 
 int check_add(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sock, uint8_t transport,
 	      struct sockaddr_storage *ip1, struct sockaddr_storage *ip2,
 	      check_type_t type, check_acceptreject_t acceptreject)
 {
 	int err = -1;
 
 	switch(transport_get_proto(knet_h, transport)) {
 		case LOOPBACK:
 			err = 0;
 			break;
 		case IP_PROTO:
 			err = ipcheck_addip((struct acl_match_entry **)&knet_h->knet_transport_fd_tracker[sock].match_entry,
 					    ip1, ip2, type, acceptreject);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 int check_rm(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sock, uint8_t transport,
 	     struct sockaddr_storage *ip1, struct sockaddr_storage *ip2,
 	     check_type_t type, check_acceptreject_t acceptreject)
 {
 	int err = -1;
 
 	switch(transport_get_proto(knet_h, transport)) {
 		case LOOPBACK:
 			err = 0;
 			break;
 		case IP_PROTO:
 			err = ipcheck_rmip((struct acl_match_entry **)&knet_h->knet_transport_fd_tracker[sock].match_entry,
 					   ip1, ip2, type, acceptreject);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 void check_rmall(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sock, uint8_t transport)
 {
 	switch(transport_get_proto(knet_h, transport)) {
 		case LOOPBACK:
 			return;
 			break;
 		case IP_PROTO:
 			ipcheck_rmall((struct acl_match_entry **)&knet_h->knet_transport_fd_tracker[sock].match_entry);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
 }
 
 int _link_add_default_acl(knet_handle_t knet_h, struct knet_link *kh_link)
 {
-	int err = -1;
-
-	switch(transport_get_proto(knet_h, kh_link->transport_type)) {
-		case LOOPBACK:
-			/*
-			 * loopback does not require access lists
-			 */
-			err = 0;
-			break;
-		case IP_PROTO:
-			err = ipcheck_addip((struct acl_match_entry **)&knet_h->knet_transport_fd_tracker[kh_link->outsock].match_entry,
-					    &kh_link->dst_addr, &kh_link->dst_addr, CHECK_TYPE_ADDRESS, CHECK_ACCEPT);
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-	}
-
-	return err;
+	return check_add(knet_h, kh_link->outsock, kh_link->transport_type,
+			&kh_link->dst_addr, &kh_link->dst_addr, CHECK_TYPE_ADDRESS, CHECK_ACCEPT);
 }
 
 int _link_rm_default_acl(knet_handle_t knet_h, struct knet_link *kh_link)
 {
-	int err = -1;
-
-	switch(transport_get_proto(knet_h, kh_link->transport_type)) {
-		case LOOPBACK:
-			/*
-			 * loopback does not require access lists
-			 */
-			err = 0;
-			break;
-		case IP_PROTO:
-			err = ipcheck_rmip((struct acl_match_entry **)&knet_h->knet_transport_fd_tracker[kh_link->outsock].match_entry,
-					   &kh_link->dst_addr, &kh_link->dst_addr, CHECK_TYPE_ADDRESS, CHECK_ACCEPT);
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-	}
-
-	return err;
+	return check_rm(knet_h, kh_link->outsock, kh_link->transport_type,
+			&kh_link->dst_addr, &kh_link->dst_addr, CHECK_TYPE_ADDRESS, CHECK_ACCEPT);
 }
 
 /*
- *  * return 0 to reject and 1 to accept a packet
- *   */
+ * return 0 to reject and 1 to accept a packet
+ */
 int _generic_filter_packet_by_acl(knet_handle_t knet_h, int sockfd, struct sockaddr_storage *checkip)
 {
 	switch(transport_get_proto(knet_h, knet_h->knet_transport_fd_tracker[sockfd].transport)) {
 		case LOOPBACK:
 			return 1;
 			break;
 		case IP_PROTO:
 			return ipcheck_validate((struct acl_match_entry **)&knet_h->knet_transport_fd_tracker[sockfd].match_entry, checkip);
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * reject by default
 	 */
 	return 0;
 }