diff --git a/include/net/tls.h b/include/net/tls.h
index f4ad831eaa02..b3d57c4d0916 100644
--- a/include/net/tls.h
+++ b/include/net/tls.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ struct tls_rec {
 	struct list_head list;
 	int tx_ready;
 	int tx_flags;
-	int inplace_crypto;
 
 	struct sk_msg msg_plaintext;
 	struct sk_msg msg_encrypted;
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index 6ef70447f58d..8343f30bb96d 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -705,8 +705,7 @@ static int tls_push_record(struct sock *sk, int flags,
 	}
 
 	i = msg_pl->sg.start;
-	sg_chain(rec->sg_aead_in, 2, rec->inplace_crypto ?
-		 &msg_en->sg.data[i] : &msg_pl->sg.data[i]);
+	sg_chain(rec->sg_aead_in, 2, &msg_pl->sg.data[i]);
 
 	i = msg_en->sg.end;
 	sk_msg_iter_var_prev(i);
@@ -971,8 +970,6 @@ int tls_sw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 			if (ret)
 				goto fallback_to_reg_send;
 
-			rec->inplace_crypto = 0;
-
 			num_zc++;
 			copied += try_to_copy;
 
@@ -1171,7 +1168,6 @@ static int tls_sw_do_sendpage(struct sock *sk, struct page *page,
 
 		tls_ctx->pending_open_record_frags = true;
 		if (full_record || eor || sk_msg_full(msg_pl)) {
-			rec->inplace_crypto = 0;
 			ret = bpf_exec_tx_verdict(msg_pl, sk, full_record,
 						  record_type, &copied, flags);
 			if (ret) {