diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index e72143d36b11..f62051ec9d57 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -986,7 +986,6 @@ TC_INDIRECT_SCOPE int tcf_ct_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 	struct nf_hook_state state;
 	int nh_ofs, err, retval;
 	struct tcf_ct_params *p;
-	bool add_helper = false;
 	bool skb_is_ours = false;
 	bool skip_add = false;
 	bool defrag = false;
@@ -1096,14 +1095,14 @@ do_nat:
 		err = __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(ct, p->tmpl, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (err)
 			goto drop;
-		add_helper = true;
+
 		if (nat && !nfct_seqadj(ct)) {
 			if (!nfct_seqadj_ext_add(ct))
 				goto drop;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) ? ((!cached && !skip_add) || add_helper) : commit) {
+	if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) ? (!cached && !skip_add) : commit) {
 		err = nf_ct_helper(skb, ct, ctinfo, family);
 		if (err != NF_ACCEPT)
 			goto nf_error;