diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 07c822c30118..21f41f25a8ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -2410,7 +2410,6 @@ static int macsec_upd_txsa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 		ctx.sa.assoc_num = assoc_num;
 		ctx.sa.tx_sa = tx_sa;
-		ctx.sa.update_pn = !!prev_pn.full64;
 		ctx.secy = secy;
 
 		ret = macsec_offload(ops->mdo_upd_txsa, &ctx);
@@ -2504,7 +2503,6 @@ static int macsec_upd_rxsa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 		ctx.sa.assoc_num = assoc_num;
 		ctx.sa.rx_sa = rx_sa;
-		ctx.sa.update_pn = !!prev_pn.full64;
 		ctx.secy = secy;
 
 		ret = macsec_offload(ops->mdo_upd_rxsa, &ctx);
diff --git a/include/net/macsec.h b/include/net/macsec.h
index 0dc430332939..d6fa6b97f6ef 100644
--- a/include/net/macsec.h
+++ b/include/net/macsec.h
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ struct macsec_context {
 	struct macsec_secy *secy;
 	struct macsec_rx_sc *rx_sc;
 	struct {
-		bool update_pn;
 		unsigned char assoc_num;
 		u8 key[MACSEC_MAX_KEY_LEN];
 		union {