diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 71feb057eb..d970cd7a15 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -1522,8 +1522,6 @@ static int link_carrier_lost(Link *link) {
                 return r;
         }
 
-        link_drop_requests(link);
-
         r = link_drop_config(link);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;