diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index aa657db18318..b622ef143415 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -2588,7 +2588,6 @@ int nf_conntrack_hash_resize(unsigned int hashsize)
 			hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&h->hnnode, &hash[bucket]);
 		}
 	}
-	old_size = nf_conntrack_htable_size;
 	old_hash = nf_conntrack_hash;
 
 	nf_conntrack_hash = hash;