diff --git a/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c b/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c
index d5a8b6e97e..70d1828c9d 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c
@@ -477,15 +477,6 @@ int request_process_neighbor(Request *req) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        /* To prevent a double decrement on failure in after_configure(). */
-        req->message_counter = NULL;
-
-        if (req->after_configure) {
-                r = req->after_configure(req, ret);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
-
         return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c b/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c
index 5584d45025..0015ab4c0c 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c
@@ -812,15 +812,6 @@ int request_process_nexthop(Request *req) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        /* To prevent a double decrement on failure in after_configure(). */
-        req->message_counter = NULL;
-
-        if (req->after_configure) {
-                r = req->after_configure(req, ret);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
-
         return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
index 1e56b79d84..39ec80490f 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
@@ -884,15 +884,6 @@ int request_process_routing_policy_rule(Request *req) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        /* To prevent a double decrement on failure in after_configure(). */
-        req->message_counter = NULL;
-
-        if (req->after_configure) {
-                r = req->after_configure(req, ret);
-                if (r < 0)
-                        return r;
-        }
-
         return 1;
 }