diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 27a933e4c90e..bd4a3ded7c87 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ struct sctp_datamsg {
 	/* Did the messenge fail to send? */
 	int send_error;
 	u8 send_failed:1,
-	   can_abandon:1,   /* can chunks from this message can be abandoned. */
 	   can_delay;	    /* should this message be Nagle delayed */
 };
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/chunk.c b/net/sctp/chunk.c
index 7a1cdf43e49d..615f0ddd41df 100644
--- a/net/sctp/chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/chunk.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static void sctp_datamsg_init(struct sctp_datamsg *msg)
 	atomic_set(&msg->refcnt, 1);
 	msg->send_failed = 0;
 	msg->send_error = 0;
-	msg->can_abandon = 0;
 	msg->can_delay = 1;
 	msg->expires_at = 0;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msg->chunks);
@@ -182,20 +181,11 @@ struct sctp_datamsg *sctp_datamsg_from_user(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	/* Note: Calculate this outside of the loop, so that all fragments
 	 * have the same expiration.
 	 */
-	if (sinfo->sinfo_timetolive) {
-		/* sinfo_timetolive is in milliseconds */
+	if (asoc->peer.prsctp_capable && sinfo->sinfo_timetolive &&
+	    (SCTP_PR_TTL_ENABLED(sinfo->sinfo_flags) ||
+	     !SCTP_PR_POLICY(sinfo->sinfo_flags)))
 		msg->expires_at = jiffies +
 				    msecs_to_jiffies(sinfo->sinfo_timetolive);
-		msg->can_abandon = 1;
-
-		pr_debug("%s: msg:%p expires_at:%ld jiffies:%ld\n", __func__,
-			 msg, msg->expires_at, jiffies);
-	}
-
-	if (asoc->peer.prsctp_capable &&
-	    SCTP_PR_TTL_ENABLED(sinfo->sinfo_flags))
-		msg->expires_at =
-			jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(sinfo->sinfo_timetolive);
 
 	/* This is the biggest possible DATA chunk that can fit into
 	 * the packet
@@ -354,18 +344,8 @@ errout:
 /* Check whether this message has expired. */
 int sctp_chunk_abandoned(struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
 {
-	if (!chunk->asoc->peer.prsctp_capable ||
-	    !SCTP_PR_POLICY(chunk->sinfo.sinfo_flags)) {
-		struct sctp_datamsg *msg = chunk->msg;
-
-		if (!msg->can_abandon)
-			return 0;
-
-		if (time_after(jiffies, msg->expires_at))
-			return 1;
-
+	if (!chunk->asoc->peer.prsctp_capable)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (SCTP_PR_TTL_ENABLED(chunk->sinfo.sinfo_flags) &&
 	    time_after(jiffies, chunk->msg->expires_at)) {
@@ -378,6 +358,10 @@ int sctp_chunk_abandoned(struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
 		   chunk->sent_count > chunk->sinfo.sinfo_timetolive) {
 		chunk->asoc->abandoned_sent[SCTP_PR_INDEX(RTX)]++;
 		return 1;
+	} else if (!SCTP_PR_POLICY(chunk->sinfo.sinfo_flags) &&
+		   chunk->msg->expires_at &&
+		   time_after(jiffies, chunk->msg->expires_at)) {
+		return 1;
 	}
 	/* PRIO policy is processed by sendmsg, not here */
 
diff --git a/net/sctp/output.c b/net/sctp/output.c
index 84f66d560b02..4282b488985b 100644
--- a/net/sctp/output.c
+++ b/net/sctp/output.c
@@ -866,9 +866,6 @@ static void sctp_packet_append_data(struct sctp_packet *packet,
 		rwnd = 0;
 
 	asoc->peer.rwnd = rwnd;
-	/* Has been accepted for transmission. */
-	if (!asoc->peer.prsctp_capable)
-		chunk->msg->can_abandon = 0;
 	sctp_chunk_assign_tsn(chunk);
 	sctp_chunk_assign_ssn(chunk);
 }