diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 48fdf7293deaa102d9c85cb714dfc193fe6ee28c..ec7a1c438df94254943eebf654563161496a1f74 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -991,9 +991,7 @@ static int tcf_ct_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 
 		/* Associate skb with specified zone. */
 		if (tmpl) {
-			ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
-			if (skb_nfct(skb))
-				nf_conntrack_put(skb_nfct(skb));
+			nf_conntrack_put(skb_nfct(skb));
 			nf_conntrack_get(&tmpl->ct_general);
 			nf_ct_set(skb, tmpl, IP_CT_NEW);
 		}