diff --git a/src/core/connection.c b/src/core/connection.c
index 6d6e694f1f..7a4b7bfae0 100644
--- a/src/core/connection.c
+++ b/src/core/connection.c
@@ -1919,13 +1919,6 @@ QuicConnStart(
         goto Exit;
     }
 
-    if (Connection->Settings.KeepAliveIntervalMs != 0) {
-        QuicConnTimerSet(
-            Connection,
-            QUIC_CONN_TIMER_KEEP_ALIVE,
-            MS_TO_US(Connection->Settings.KeepAliveIntervalMs));
-    }
-
 Exit:
 
     if (ServerName != NULL) {