diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
index 4e40cf402b0..337a4927440 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,6 @@ static enum net_verdict tcp_syn_rcvd(struct net_conn *conn,
 			goto reset;
 		}
 
-		new_context->tcp->recv_ack = context->tcp->recv_ack;
 		new_context->tcp->recv_max_ack = context->tcp->recv_max_ack;
 		new_context->tcp->send_seq = context->tcp->send_seq;
 		new_context->tcp->send_ack = context->tcp->send_ack;
diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_shell.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_shell.c
index 3364a1b7b43..47868fef5df 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/net_shell.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/net_shell.c
@@ -517,11 +517,11 @@ static void tcp_cb(struct net_tcp *tcp, void *user_data)
 {
 	int *count = user_data;
 
-	printf("%p\t%-12s\t%-10u%-10u%-11u%-11u%-11u%-5u\n",
+	printf("%p\t%-12s\t%-10u%-10u%-11u%-11u%-5u\n",
 	       tcp, net_tcp_state_str(tcp->state),
 	       ntohs(net_sin6_ptr(&tcp->context->local)->sin6_port),
 	       ntohs(net_sin6(&tcp->context->remote)->sin6_port),
-	       tcp->recv_ack, tcp->send_seq, tcp->send_ack, tcp->recv_mss);
+	       tcp->send_seq, tcp->send_ack, tcp->recv_mss);
 
 	(*count)++;
 }
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int shell_cmd_conn(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_TCP)
-	printf("\nTCP       \tState    \tSrc port  Dst port  Recv-Ack   "
+	printf("\nTCP       \tState    \tSrc port  Dst port  "
 	       "Send-Seq   Send-Ack   MSS\n");
 
 	count = 0;
diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/tcp.c b/subsys/net/ip/tcp.c
index efd5bfee43c..86bccb8038f 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/tcp.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/tcp.c
@@ -521,16 +521,15 @@ int net_tcp_prepare_reset(struct net_tcp *tcp,
 	    (tcp->state != NET_TCP_TIME_WAIT)) {
 		if (tcp->state == NET_TCP_SYN_RCVD) {
 			/* Send the reset segment with acknowledgment. */
-			segment.seq = 0;
 			segment.ack = tcp->send_ack;
 			segment.flags = NET_TCP_RST | NET_TCP_ACK;
 		} else {
 			/* Send the reset segment without acknowledgment. */
-			segment.seq = tcp->recv_ack;
 			segment.ack = 0;
 			segment.flags = NET_TCP_RST;
 		}
 
+		segment.seq = 0;
 		segment.src_addr = &tcp->context->local;
 		segment.dst_addr = remote;
 		segment.wnd = 0;
diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/tcp.h b/subsys/net/ip/tcp.h
index a6eef937eae..2fd4803b921 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/tcp.h
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/tcp.h
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ struct net_tcp {
 	/** List pointer used for TCP retransmit buffering */
 	sys_slist_t sent_list;
 
-	/** Highest acknowledged number of sent segments. */
-	uint32_t recv_ack;
-
 	/** Max acknowledgment. */
 	uint32_t recv_max_ack;