diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index e7d09e3..1e61f0b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -22,28 +22,14 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 
-static u32 tcp_retransmit_stamp(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	u32 start_ts = tcp_sk(sk)->retrans_stamp;
-
-	if (unlikely(!start_ts)) {
-		struct sk_buff *head = tcp_rtx_queue_head(sk);
-
-		if (!head)
-			return 0;
-		start_ts = tcp_skb_timestamp(head);
-	}
-	return start_ts;
-}
-
 static u32 tcp_clamp_rto_to_user_timeout(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 	u32 elapsed, start_ts;
 	s32 remaining;
 
-	start_ts = tcp_retransmit_stamp(sk);
-	if (!icsk->icsk_user_timeout || !start_ts)
+	start_ts = tcp_sk(sk)->retrans_stamp;
+	if (!icsk->icsk_user_timeout)
 		return icsk->icsk_rto;
 	elapsed = tcp_time_stamp(tcp_sk(sk)) - start_ts;
 	remaining = icsk->icsk_user_timeout - elapsed;
@@ -197,10 +183,7 @@ static bool retransmits_timed_out(struct sock *sk,
 	if (!inet_csk(sk)->icsk_retransmits)
 		return false;
 
-	start_ts = tcp_retransmit_stamp(sk);
-	if (!start_ts)
-		return false;
-
+	start_ts = tcp_sk(sk)->retrans_stamp;
 	if (likely(timeout == 0)) {
 		linear_backoff_thresh = ilog2(TCP_RTO_MAX/rto_base);