diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
index fac6ea2311c1..091aceb9b1d8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c
@@ -740,7 +740,6 @@ int nvme_mpath_alloc_disk(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns_head *head)
 	INIT_WORK(&head->requeue_work, nvme_requeue_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&head->partition_scan_work, nvme_partition_scan_work);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&head->remove_work, nvme_remove_head_work);
-	head->delayed_removal_secs = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * If "multipath_always_on" is enabled, a multipath node is added