diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
index 6de8399d6dd9..17c116bb332c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_async.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ ppp_asynctty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf,
 	if (!skb_queue_empty(&ap->rqueue))
 		tasklet_schedule(&ap->tsk);
 	ap_put(ap);
-	tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
index d2fa2db13586..aa3d39f38e22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_synctty.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ ppp_sync_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf,
 	if (!skb_queue_empty(&ap->rqueue))
 		tasklet_schedule(&ap->tsk);
 	sp_put(ap);
-	tty_unthrottle(tty);
 }
 
 static void