diff --git a/ssl/d1_lib.c b/ssl/d1_lib.c
index 8155a890b..91d67a980 100644
--- a/ssl/d1_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/d1_lib.c
@@ -468,11 +468,6 @@ int dtls1_handle_timeout(SSL *s)
 		s->d1->timeout.read_timeouts = 1;
 		}
 
-	if (state->timeout_duration > 2)
-		{
-		s->d1->mtu = BIO_ctrl(SSL_get_wbio(s), BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_GET_FALLBACK_MTU, 0, NULL);		
-		}
-
 	dtls1_start_timer(s);
 	return dtls1_retransmit_buffered_messages(s);
 	}