diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_network.c b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
index b43f8c8664..fa618232f6 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_network.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
@@ -554,8 +554,6 @@ static void bgp_accept(struct thread *thread)
 
 	peer = peer_create(&su, peer1->conf_if, peer1->bgp, peer1->local_as,
 			   peer1->as, peer1->as_type, NULL);
-	hash_release(peer->bgp->peerhash, peer);
-	(void)hash_get(peer->bgp->peerhash, peer, hash_alloc_intern);
 
 	peer_xfer_config(peer, peer1);
 	bgp_peer_gr_flags_update(peer);