diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/ipv6_fragment.c b/subsys/net/ip/ipv6_fragment.c
index c7e08903cf4..d86f5c3fead 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/ipv6_fragment.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/ipv6_fragment.c
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ static void reassemble_packet(struct net_ipv6_reassembly *reass)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	net_pkt_cursor_init(pkt);
-
 	/* This one updates the previous header's nexthdr value */
 	if (net_pkt_skip(pkt, net_pkt_ipv6_hdr_prev(pkt)) ||
 	    net_pkt_write_u8(pkt, next_hdr)) {