diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
index 7cab08a2f715..05882d1a4407 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ static bool mlx5e_ipsec_update_esn_state(struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry)
 	struct xfrm_replay_state_esn *replay_esn;
 	u32 seq_bottom = 0;
 	u8 overlap;
-	u32 *esn;
 
 	if (!(sa_entry->x->props.flags & XFRM_STATE_ESN)) {
 		sa_entry->esn_state.trigger = 0;
@@ -128,11 +127,9 @@ static bool mlx5e_ipsec_update_esn_state(struct mlx5e_ipsec_sa_entry *sa_entry)
 
 	sa_entry->esn_state.esn = xfrm_replay_seqhi(sa_entry->x,
 						    htonl(seq_bottom));
-	esn = &sa_entry->esn_state.esn;
 
 	sa_entry->esn_state.trigger = 1;
 	if (unlikely(overlap && seq_bottom < MLX5E_IPSEC_ESN_SCOPE_MID)) {
-		++(*esn);
 		sa_entry->esn_state.overlap = 0;
 		return true;
 	} else if (unlikely(!overlap &&