diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index ac8cf1b93e46..519526a4810e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ mlx5_eswitch_add_fwd_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	kfree(dest);
 	return rule;
 err_chain_src_rewrite:
-	esw_put_dest_tables_loop(esw, attr, 0, i);
 	mlx5_esw_vporttbl_put(esw, &fwd_attr);
 err_get_fwd:
 	mlx5_chains_put_table(chains, attr->chain, attr->prio, 0);
@@ -776,7 +775,6 @@ __mlx5_eswitch_del_rule(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 	if (fwd_rule)  {
 		mlx5_esw_vporttbl_put(esw, &fwd_attr);
 		mlx5_chains_put_table(chains, attr->chain, attr->prio, 0);
-		esw_put_dest_tables_loop(esw, attr, 0, esw_attr->split_count);
 	} else {
 		if (split)
 			mlx5_esw_vporttbl_put(esw, &fwd_attr);