diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index ce857087e0dc..d7d16c47f8a0 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f09142eddb75005e41b0af3e5214979d8b534b1d
+refs/heads/master: 184d68b2b0b836587f92887b14baea41033ffeef
diff --git a/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 28e93f1e4217..d017aed6edd7 100644
--- a/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/trunk/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1298,9 +1298,6 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 					~(TCPCB_LOST|TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS);
 				tp->lost_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
 				tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
-
-				/* clear lost hint */
-				tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (!(sacked & TCPCB_RETRANS)) {
@@ -1319,9 +1316,6 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 			if (sacked & TCPCB_LOST) {
 				TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_LOST;
 				tp->lost_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
-
-				/* clear lost hint */
-				tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1351,7 +1345,6 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 	if (dup_sack && (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS)) {
 		TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS;
 		tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
-		tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return flag;