diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
index 8b04d1dcfec4..ee65c9225178 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c
@@ -608,9 +608,6 @@ void ip_md_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			ttl = ip4_dst_hoplimit(&rt->dst);
 	}
 
-	if (!df && skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
-		df = inner_iph->frag_off & htons(IP_DF);
-
 	headroom += LL_RESERVED_SPACE(rt->dst.dev) + rt->dst.header_len;
 	if (headroom > dev->needed_headroom)
 		dev->needed_headroom = headroom;