diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 02d795fe3d7f..a5e466d4e093 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ static int do_ipv6_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			pktopt = xchg(&np->pktoptions, NULL);
 			kfree_skb(pktopt);
 
-			sk->sk_destruct = inet_sock_destruct;
 			/*
 			 * ... and add it to the refcnt debug socks count
 			 * in the new family. -acme