diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 81453e84b641..578f470e9fad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -2384,7 +2384,6 @@ static int macsec_upd_txsa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 		ctx.sa.assoc_num = assoc_num;
 		ctx.sa.tx_sa = tx_sa;
-		ctx.sa.update_pn = !!prev_pn.full64;
 		ctx.secy = secy;
 
 		ret = macsec_offload(ops->mdo_upd_txsa, &ctx);
@@ -2478,7 +2477,6 @@ static int macsec_upd_rxsa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 		ctx.sa.assoc_num = assoc_num;
 		ctx.sa.rx_sa = rx_sa;
-		ctx.sa.update_pn = !!prev_pn.full64;
 		ctx.secy = secy;
 
 		ret = macsec_offload(ops->mdo_upd_rxsa, &ctx);
diff --git a/include/net/macsec.h b/include/net/macsec.h
index 65c93959c2dc..5b9c61c4d3a6 100644
--- a/include/net/macsec.h
+++ b/include/net/macsec.h
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ struct macsec_context {
 	struct macsec_secy *secy;
 	struct macsec_rx_sc *rx_sc;
 	struct {
-		bool update_pn;
 		unsigned char assoc_num;
 		u8 key[MACSEC_MAX_KEY_LEN];
 		union {