diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 843406f14d7b..0a5d02ae5ceb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -2012,7 +2012,6 @@ struct rt6_info *addrconf_dst_alloc(struct inet6_dev *idev,
 	rt->dst.output = ip6_output;
 	rt->rt6i_dev = net->loopback_dev;
 	rt->rt6i_idev = idev;
-	dst_metric_set(&rt->dst, RTAX_HOPLIMIT, -1);
 	rt->dst.obsolete = -1;
 
 	rt->rt6i_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_NONEXTHOP;