diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/TCPVegasCC.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/TCPVegasCC.cpp
index 34a883ccbd..ad5dc68c54 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/TCPVegasCC.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/TCPVegasCC.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ bool TCPVegasCC::onACK(SequenceNumber ack, p_high_resolution_clock::time_point r
             _numACKSinceFastRetransmit = 0;
             _duplicateACKCount = 0;
 
-            // drop the congestion window size to 2 segments
-            _congestionWindowSize /= 2;
-
             // return true so the caller knows we needed a fast re-transmit
             return true;
         }