diff --git a/pimd/pim_rpf.c b/pimd/pim_rpf.c
index ebac4a4d6f..f20e8e0034 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_rpf.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_rpf.c
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ void pim_upstream_rpf_clear(struct pim_instance *pim,
 			    struct pim_upstream *up)
 {
 	if (up->rpf.source_nexthop.interface) {
-		pim_upstream_switch(pim, up, PIM_UPSTREAM_NOTJOINED);
 		up->rpf.source_nexthop.interface = NULL;
 		up->rpf.source_nexthop.mrib_nexthop_addr.u.prefix4.s_addr =
 			PIM_NET_INADDR_ANY;