diff --git a/src/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc b/src/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
index a5cdc20b8ac..6c1f385afe9 100644
--- a/src/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
+++ b/src/proxy/http2/Http2Stream.cc
@@ -975,7 +975,6 @@ void
 Http2Stream::send_body(bool /* call_update ATS_UNUSED */)
 {
   Http2ConnectionState &connection_state = this->get_connection_state();
-  _timeout.update_inactivity();
 
   reentrancy_count++;