diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index b27f7a968820..49e6d66ccf80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static void ixgbe_ipsec_set_rx_ip(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u16 idx, __be32 addr[])
  **/
 static void ixgbe_ipsec_clear_hw_tables(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	struct ixgbe_ipsec *ipsec = adapter->ipsec;
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	u32 buf[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
 	u16 idx;
@@ -133,9 +132,6 @@ static void ixgbe_ipsec_clear_hw_tables(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		ixgbe_ipsec_set_tx_sa(hw, idx, buf, 0);
 		ixgbe_ipsec_set_rx_sa(hw, idx, 0, buf, 0, 0, 0);
 	}
-
-	ipsec->num_rx_sa = 0;
-	ipsec->num_tx_sa = 0;
 }
 
 /**