diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index d9c674403eb0..2bfe7af51bbb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -885,7 +885,6 @@ reqsk_alloc_noprof(const struct request_sock_ops *ops, struct sock *sk_listener,
 	sk_tx_queue_clear(req_to_sk(req));
 	req->saved_syn = NULL;
 	req->syncookie = 0;
-	req->timeout = 0;
 	req->num_timeout = 0;
 	req->num_retrans = 0;
 	req->sk = NULL;
@@ -913,7 +912,6 @@ struct request_sock *inet_reqsk_alloc(const struct request_sock_ops *ops,
 		ireq->ireq_state = TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV;
 		write_pnet(&ireq->ireq_net, sock_net(sk_listener));
 		ireq->ireq_family = sk_listener->sk_family;
-		req->timeout = TCP_TIMEOUT_INIT;
 	}
 
 	return req;