diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 921d67174e49..17e13396024a 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2190,23 +2190,10 @@ mp_fail_response_expect_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void mptcp_check_mp_fail_response(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
-{
-	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
-	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
-
-	bh_lock_sock(sk);
-	subflow = mp_fail_response_expect_subflow(msk);
-	if (subflow)
-		__set_bit(MPTCP_FAIL_NO_RESPONSE, &msk->flags);
-	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-}
-
 static void mptcp_timeout_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = from_timer(sk, t, sk_timer);
 
-	mptcp_check_mp_fail_response(mptcp_sk(sk));
 	mptcp_schedule_work(sk);
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
@@ -2588,8 +2575,7 @@ static void mptcp_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_WORK_RTX, &msk->flags))
 		__mptcp_retrans(sk);
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_FAIL_NO_RESPONSE, &msk->flags))
-		mptcp_mp_fail_no_response(msk);
+	mptcp_mp_fail_no_response(msk);
 
 unlock:
 	release_sock(sk);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index fb4760ee8d47..200f89f6d62f 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 #define MPTCP_WORK_EOF		3
 #define MPTCP_FALLBACK_DONE	4
 #define MPTCP_WORK_CLOSE_SUBFLOW 5
-#define MPTCP_FAIL_NO_RESPONSE	6
 
 /* MPTCP socket release cb flags */
 #define MPTCP_PUSH_PENDING	1