diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index cf766ad15776..72ae8ed5a3d7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,6 @@ int inet_ctl_sock_create(struct sock **sk, unsigned short family,
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		*sk = sock->sk;
 		(*sk)->sk_allocation = GFP_ATOMIC;
-		inet_sk(*sk)->uc_ttl = -1;
 		/*
 		 * Unhash it so that IP input processing does not even see it,
 		 * we do not wish this socket to see incoming packets.