diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
index fe3c6d04fce8b5506966cc96a2f4ad532a764086..06c6420f40d7b23e2a6b4d4e6fcb7eb1b364f33b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ptp.c
@@ -1323,14 +1323,8 @@ static bool efx_ptp_rx(struct efx_channel *channel, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	/* Does this packet require timestamping? */
 	if (ntohs(*(__be16 *)&skb->data[PTP_DPORT_OFFSET]) == PTP_EVENT_PORT) {
-		struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *timestamps;
-
 		match->state = PTP_PACKET_STATE_UNMATCHED;
 
-		/* Clear all timestamps held: filled in later */
-		timestamps = skb_hwtstamps(skb);
-		memset(timestamps, 0, sizeof(*timestamps));
-
 		/* We expect the sequence number to be in the same position in
 		 * the packet for PTP V1 and V2
 		 */