diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
index 05cd2abac92d..a1415d73ec6d 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
@@ -1417,8 +1417,6 @@ ieee80211_alloc_node(struct ieee80211_node_table *nt,
 	IEEE80211_NOTE(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_INACT, ni,
 	    "%s: inact_reload %u", __func__, ni->ni_inact_reload);
 
-	ieee80211_ratectl_node_init(ni);
-
 	return ni;
 }