diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
index 7c12bf75beed..c92f98c6f6ec 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@ static void fl_release(struct ip6_flowlabel *fl)
 		if (time_after(ttd, fl->expires))
 			fl->expires = ttd;
 		ttd = fl->expires;
-		if (fl->opt && fl->share == IPV6_FL_S_EXCL) {
-			struct ipv6_txoptions *opt = fl->opt;
-			fl->opt = NULL;
-			kfree(opt);
-		}
 		if (!timer_pending(&ip6_fl_gc_timer) ||
 		    time_after(ip6_fl_gc_timer.expires, ttd))
 			mod_timer(&ip6_fl_gc_timer, ttd);