diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/task_manager_v2.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/task_manager_v2.c
index 48266aa52..be84e712a 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/task_manager_v2.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/task_manager_v2.c
@@ -1355,10 +1355,6 @@ METHOD(task_manager_t, process_message, status_t,
 		{
 			DBG1(DBG_IKE, "received message ID %d, expected %d. Ignored",
 				 mid, this->responding.mid);
-			if (msg->get_exchange_type(msg) == IKE_SA_INIT)
-			{	/* clean up IKE_SA state if IKE_SA_INIT has invalid msg ID */
-				return DESTROY_ME;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	else