diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c
index 2cdc03421433..3782d793550d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ int mlx5hws_cmd_rtc_create(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 	MLX5_SET(rtc, attr, update_method, rtc_attr->fw_gen_wqe);
 	MLX5_SET(rtc, attr, update_index_mode, rtc_attr->update_index_mode);
 	MLX5_SET(rtc, attr, access_index_mode, rtc_attr->access_index_mode);
-	MLX5_SET(rtc, attr, num_hash_definer, rtc_attr->num_hash_definer);
 	MLX5_SET(rtc, attr, log_depth, rtc_attr->log_depth);
 	MLX5_SET(rtc, attr, log_hash_size, rtc_attr->log_size);
 	MLX5_SET(rtc, attr, table_type, rtc_attr->table_type);