diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
index d8f5f113c02..d9ab6d6de24 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -1042,10 +1042,6 @@ CreateReplicationSlot(CreateReplicationSlotCmd *cmd)
 
 	parseCreateReplSlotOptions(cmd, &reserve_wal, &snapshot_action, &two_phase);
 
-	/* setup state for WalSndSegmentOpen */
-	sendTimeLineIsHistoric = false;
-	sendTimeLine = ThisTimeLineID;
-
 	if (cmd->kind == REPLICATION_KIND_PHYSICAL)
 	{
 		ReplicationSlotCreate(cmd->slotname, false,