diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 7dd3051551fb..eaa5cac5e836 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -845,7 +845,6 @@ enum sock_flags {
 	SOCK_RCVTSTAMP, /* %SO_TIMESTAMP setting */
 	SOCK_RCVTSTAMPNS, /* %SO_TIMESTAMPNS setting */
 	SOCK_LOCALROUTE, /* route locally only, %SO_DONTROUTE setting */
-	SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK, /* write queue has been shrunk recently */
 	SOCK_MEMALLOC, /* VM depends on this socket for swapping */
 	SOCK_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE,  /* %SOF_TIMESTAMPING_RX_SOFTWARE */
 	SOCK_FASYNC, /* fasync() active */
@@ -1526,7 +1525,6 @@ static inline void sk_mem_uncharge(struct sock *sk, int size)
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(tcp_tx_skb_cache_key);
 static inline void sk_wmem_free_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK);
 	sk_wmem_queued_add(sk, -skb->truesize);
 	sk_mem_uncharge(sk, skb->truesize);
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&tcp_tx_skb_cache_key) &&
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 3658ad84f0c6..50834e7f958e 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5332,12 +5332,6 @@ static bool tcp_should_expand_sndbuf(const struct sock *sk)
 	return true;
 }
 
-/* When incoming ACK allowed to free some skb from write_queue,
- * we remember this event in flag SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK and wake up socket
- * on the exit from tcp input handler.
- *
- * PROBLEM: sndbuf expansion does not work well with largesend.
- */
 static void tcp_new_space(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
@@ -5352,16 +5346,13 @@ static void tcp_new_space(struct sock *sk)
 
 static void tcp_check_space(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK)) {
-		sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK);
-		/* pairs with tcp_poll() */
-		smp_mb();
-		if (sk->sk_socket &&
-		    test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags)) {
-			tcp_new_space(sk);
-			if (!test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags))
-				tcp_chrono_stop(sk, TCP_CHRONO_SNDBUF_LIMITED);
-		}
+	/* pairs with tcp_poll() */
+	smp_mb();
+	if (sk->sk_socket &&
+	    test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags)) {
+		tcp_new_space(sk);
+		if (!test_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags))
+			tcp_chrono_stop(sk, TCP_CHRONO_SNDBUF_LIMITED);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index ab79d36ed07f..386978dcd318 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1682,7 +1682,6 @@ int tcp_trim_head(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 len)
 		skb->truesize	   -= delta_truesize;
 		sk_wmem_queued_add(sk, -delta_truesize);
 		sk_mem_uncharge(sk, delta_truesize);
-		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_QUEUE_SHRUNK);
 	}
 
 	/* Any change of skb->len requires recalculation of tso factor. */