diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index e89fde188389..527cc5716ee8 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -3070,7 +3070,6 @@ static long rhtab_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *value, u
 
 	memcpy(elem->data, key, map->key_size);
 	copy_map_value(map, rhtab_elem_value(elem, map->key_size), value);
-	check_and_init_map_value(map, rhtab_elem_value(elem, map->key_size));
 
 	/* Prevent deadlock for NMI programs attempting to take bucket lock */
 	bpf_disable_instrumentation();