--- net/core/dev.c
+++ net/core/dev.c
@@ -1747,14 +1747,6 @@ gso:
skb->next = nskb->next;
nskb->next = NULL;
-
- /*
- * If device doesnt need nskb->dst, release it right now while
- * its hot in this cpu cache
- */
- if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE)
- skb_dst_drop(nskb);
-
rc = ops->ndo_start_xmit(nskb, dev);
if (unlikely(rc != NETDEV_TX_OK)) {
nskb->next = skb->next;