diff --git a/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c b/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
index 90a5fbff29..c673bed4c4 100644
--- a/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
+++ b/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
@@ -2222,8 +2222,6 @@ static void xhci_kick_ep(XHCIState *xhci, unsigned int slotid,
         if (xfer->running_retry) {
             DPRINTF("xhci: xfer nacked, stopping schedule\n");
             epctx->retry = xfer;
-            timer_mod(epctx->kick_timer, qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) +
-                      epctx->interval * 125000);
             break;
         }
     }