diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index e813196c91c7..2d9cb1748f81 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -882,7 +882,6 @@ static int inet_rtm_newaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
 				&check_lifetime_work, 0);
 		rtmsg_ifa(RTM_NEWADDR, ifa, nlh, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
-		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&inetaddr_chain, NETDEV_UP, ifa);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }