diff --git a/orchagent/routeorch.cpp b/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
index ddb19fe0e0d4..ff34dbe449b0 100644
--- a/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/routeorch.cpp
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ bool RouteOrch::addRoute(IpPrefix ipPrefix, IpAddresses nextHops)
     }
     else
     {
-        /* Set the next hop ID to a new value */
         sai_status_t status = sai_route_api->set_route_attribute(&route_entry, &route_attr);
         if (status != SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
@@ -449,18 +448,6 @@ bool RouteOrch::addRoute(IpPrefix ipPrefix, IpAddresses nextHops)
             return false;
         }
 
-        /* Set the packet action to forward */
-        route_attr.id = SAI_ROUTE_ATTR_PACKET_ACTION;
-        route_attr.value.s32 = SAI_PACKET_ACTION_FORWARD;
-
-        status = sai_route_api->set_route_attribute(&route_entry, &route_attr);
-        if (status != SAI_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-        {
-            SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Failed to set route %s with packet action forward, %d",
-                           ipPrefix.to_string().c_str(), status);
-            return false;
-        }
-
         /* Increase the ref_count for the next hop (group) entry */
         increaseNextHopRefCount(nextHops);