diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sockmap_parse_prog.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sockmap_parse_prog.c
index c9abfe3a11af..56e9aebf05f2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sockmap_parse_prog.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sockmap_parse_prog.c
@@ -5,28 +5,6 @@
 SEC("sk_skb1")
 int bpf_prog1(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	void *data_end = (void *)(long) skb->data_end;
-	void *data = (void *)(long) skb->data;
-	__u8 *d = data;
-	int err;
-
-	if (data + 10 > data_end) {
-		err = bpf_skb_pull_data(skb, 10);
-		if (err)
-			return SK_DROP;
-
-		data_end = (void *)(long)skb->data_end;
-		data = (void *)(long)skb->data;
-		if (data + 10 > data_end)
-			return SK_DROP;
-	}
-
-	/* This write/read is a bit pointless but tests the verifier and
-	 * strparser handler for read/write pkt data and access into sk
-	 * fields.
-	 */
-	d = data;
-	d[7] = 1;
 	return skb->len;
 }