diff --git a/etc/inc/vpn.inc b/etc/inc/vpn.inc
index c4b86703a0..3e60e1a1b6 100644
--- a/etc/inc/vpn.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/vpn.inc
@@ -1074,14 +1074,11 @@ EOD;
 			if (!isset($ph1ent['mobile']) && $keyexchange == 'ikev1') {
 				if (!empty($rightsubnet_spec)) {
 					$ipsecfin = '';
-					$keyingtries = 3;
 					foreach ($rightsubnet_spec as $idx => $rsubnet) {
 						$ipsecfin .= "\nconn con{$ph1ent['ikeid']}00{$idx}\n";
 						if (!empty($reqids[$idx]))
 							$ipsecfin .= "\treqid = " . $reqids[$idx] . "\n";
 						$ipsecfin .= $ipsecconnect;
-						$ipsecfin .= "\tkeyingtries = {$keyingtries}\n";
-						$keyingtries++;
 						$ipsecfin .= "\trightsubnet = {$rsubnet}\n";
 						$ipsecfin .= "\tleftsubnet = " . $leftsubnet_spec[$idx] . "\n";
 					}