diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
index 00a194f5c6..8e66a229c3 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
@@ -4364,7 +4364,6 @@ bgp_size_t bgp_packet_attribute(struct bgp *bgp, struct peer *peer,
 			 * if the peer belongs to us.
 			 */
 			if (bgp_confederation_peers_check(bgp, peer->as)) {
-				aspath = aspath_dup(attr->aspath);
 				aspath = aspath_add_confed_seq(aspath,
 							       peer->local_as);
 			} else {