diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
index 13076206e49768b046a78d3ba4c384b61fef1059..96f36febfb307a9dbc2fa1a65808006e6a3b15e9 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mdb.c
@@ -421,8 +421,6 @@ static int br_mdb_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
-	cb->seq = net->dev_base_seq;
-
 	for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev) {
 		if (netif_is_bridge_master(dev)) {
 			struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);