diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index 16c4391f952b..f3a847e3ec88 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ int ip6_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl,
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 	hdr = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
-	/* Allow local fragmentation. */
-	if (ipfragok)
-		skb->local_df = 1;
-
 	/*
 	 *	Fill in the IPv6 header
 	 */