diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index c5231d9b06d7..7820f3a7dd70 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -3097,7 +3097,6 @@ void tcp_send_window_probe(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED) {
 		tcp_sk(sk)->snd_wl1 = tcp_sk(sk)->rcv_nxt - 1;
-		tcp_sk(sk)->snd_nxt = tcp_sk(sk)->write_seq;
 		tcp_xmit_probe_skb(sk, 0);
 	}
 }