diff --git a/sys/net/iflib.c b/sys/net/iflib.c
index 6312499feac8..5366b652373d 100644
--- a/sys/net/iflib.c
+++ b/sys/net/iflib.c
@@ -2973,8 +2973,6 @@ iflib_rxeof(iflib_rxq_t rxq, qidx_t budget)
 		if (!IP_ALIGNED(m) && (m = iflib_fixup_rx(m)) == NULL)
 			continue;
 #endif
-		rx_bytes += m->m_pkthdr.len;
-		rx_pkts++;
 #if defined(INET6) || defined(INET)
 		if (lro_enabled) {
 			if (!lro_possible) {