diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_bfd.c b/bgpd/bgp_bfd.c
index dcc707452a..85d4035a17 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_bfd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_bfd.c
@@ -320,10 +320,8 @@ static void bgp_peer_remove_bfd(struct peer *p)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (p->bfd_config) {
+	if (p->bfd_config)
 			bfd_sess_free(&p->bfd_config->session);
-			p->bfd_config->manual = false;
-	}
 
 	XFREE(MTYPE_BFD_CONFIG, p->bfd_config);
 }