diff --git a/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c b/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
index 5d93c10013..f0cd0dc914 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
@@ -5571,7 +5571,6 @@ error_response:
           src->conninfo.url->transports = transports;
 
         src->need_redirect = TRUE;
-        src->state = GST_RTSP_STATE_INIT;
         res = GST_RTSP_OK;
         break;
       }