diff --git a/src/rx/rx.c b/src/rx/rx.c
index fa9c9a1f97..3d4d7be653 100644
--- a/src/rx/rx.c
+++ b/src/rx/rx.c
@@ -3419,7 +3419,6 @@ rxi_ReceivePacket(struct rx_packet *np, osi_socket socket,
 	}
 #endif /* AFS_GLOBAL_RXLOCK_KERNEL */
 	rxi_ClearTransmitQueue(call, 0);
-	rxevent_Cancel(call->keepAliveEvent, call, RX_CALL_REFCOUNT_ALIVE);
 	break;
     default:
 	/* Should not reach here, unless the peer is broken: send an abort