diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/pppoe.c b/src/netif/ppp/pppoe.c
index ee85af4f..9e4f3468 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/pppoe.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/pppoe.c
@@ -869,7 +869,6 @@ pppoe_timeout(void *arg)
       /* initialize for quick retry mode */
       retry_wait = LWIP_MIN(PPPOE_DISC_TIMEOUT * sc->sc_padi_retried, PPPOE_SLOW_RETRY);
       if ((err = pppoe_send_padi(sc)) != 0) {
-        sc->sc_padi_retried--;
         PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppoe: %c%c%"U16_F": failed to transmit PADI, error=%d\n", sc->sc_ethif->name[0], sc->sc_ethif->name[1], sc->sc_ethif->num, err));
         LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(err); /* if PPPDEBUG is disabled */
       }
@@ -890,7 +889,6 @@ pppoe_timeout(void *arg)
         return;
       }
       if ((err = pppoe_send_padr(sc)) != 0) {
-        sc->sc_padr_retried--;
         PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppoe: %c%c%"U16_F": failed to send PADR, error=%d\n", sc->sc_ethif->name[0], sc->sc_ethif->name[1], sc->sc_ethif->num, err));
         LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(err); /* if PPPDEBUG is disabled */
       }
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/pppol2tp.c b/src/netif/ppp/pppol2tp.c
index 9cf06f4d..56838696 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/pppol2tp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/pppol2tp.c
@@ -754,7 +754,6 @@ static void pppol2tp_timeout(void *arg) {
       retry_wait = LWIP_MIN(PPPOL2TP_CONTROL_TIMEOUT * l2tp->sccrq_retried, PPPOL2TP_SLOW_RETRY);
       PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppol2tp: sccrq_retried=%d\n", l2tp->sccrq_retried));
       if ((err = pppol2tp_send_sccrq(l2tp)) != 0) {
-        l2tp->sccrq_retried--;
         PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppol2tp: failed to send SCCRQ, error=%d\n", err));
         LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(err); /* if PPPDEBUG is disabled */
       }
@@ -770,7 +769,6 @@ static void pppol2tp_timeout(void *arg) {
       PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppol2tp: icrq_retried=%d\n", l2tp->icrq_retried));
       if ((s16_t)(l2tp->peer_nr - l2tp->our_ns) < 0) { /* the SCCCN was not acknowledged */
         if ((err = pppol2tp_send_scccn(l2tp, l2tp->our_ns -1)) != 0) {
-          l2tp->icrq_retried--;
           PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppol2tp: failed to send SCCCN, error=%d\n", err));
           LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(err); /* if PPPDEBUG is disabled */
           sys_timeout(PPPOL2TP_CONTROL_TIMEOUT, pppol2tp_timeout, l2tp);
@@ -778,7 +776,6 @@ static void pppol2tp_timeout(void *arg) {
         }
       }
       if ((err = pppol2tp_send_icrq(l2tp, l2tp->our_ns)) != 0) {
-        l2tp->icrq_retried--;
         PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppol2tp: failed to send ICRQ, error=%d\n", err));
         LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(err); /* if PPPDEBUG is disabled */
       }
@@ -793,7 +790,6 @@ static void pppol2tp_timeout(void *arg) {
       }
       PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppol2tp: iccn_retried=%d\n", l2tp->iccn_retried));
       if ((err = pppol2tp_send_iccn(l2tp, l2tp->our_ns)) != 0) {
-        l2tp->iccn_retried--;
         PPPDEBUG(LOG_DEBUG, ("pppol2tp: failed to send ICCN, error=%d\n", err));
         LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(err); /* if PPPDEBUG is disabled */
       }