diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index b46e9f88ce37..e2480691c220 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -297,10 +297,6 @@ void ipv6_local_rxpmtu(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6, u32 mtu)
 	ipv6_addr_copy(&iph->daddr, &fl6->daddr);
 
 	mtu_info = IP6CBMTU(skb);
-	if (!mtu_info) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	mtu_info->ip6m_mtu = mtu;
 	mtu_info->ip6m_addr.sin6_family = AF_INET6;