diff --git a/net/udp/udp_callback.c b/net/udp/udp_callback.c
index 87dd776f0f871..390dcbf97c3e1 100644
--- a/net/udp/udp_callback.c
+++ b/net/udp/udp_callback.c
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ static uint16_t udp_datahandler(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
   if (conn->readahead && conn->readahead->io_pktlen > conn->rcvbufs)
     {
       netdev_iob_release(dev);
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS
-      g_netstats.udp.drop++;
-#endif
       return 0;
     }
 #endif