diff --git a/src/afs/afs_conn.c b/src/afs/afs_conn.c
index 59feb489e1..ffcd132da0 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_conn.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_conn.c
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ afs_ConnBySA(struct srvAddr *sap, unsigned short aport, afs_int32 acell,
 	/* set to a RX_CALL_TIMEOUT error to allow MTU retry to trigger */
 	rx_SetServerConnIdleDeadErr(tc->id, RX_CALL_DEAD);
 	rx_SetConnIdleDeadTime(tc->id, afs_rx_idledead);
-	rx_SetMsgsizeRetryErr(tc->id, RX_MSGSIZE);
 
 	/*
 	 * Only do this for the base connection, not per-user.