diff --git a/sys/dev/virtio/network/if_vtnet.c b/sys/dev/virtio/network/if_vtnet.c
--- a/sys/dev/virtio/network/if_vtnet.c
+++ b/sys/dev/virtio/network/if_vtnet.c
@@ -2398,8 +2398,6 @@
 vtnet_txq_offload_tso(struct vtnet_txq *txq, struct mbuf *m, int eth_type,
     int offset, struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	static struct timeval lastecn;
-	static int curecn;
 	struct vtnet_softc *sc;
 	struct tcphdr *tcp, tcphdr;
 
@@ -2416,22 +2414,6 @@
 	hdr->gso_type = eth_type == ETHERTYPE_IP ? VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4 :
 	    VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6;
 
-	if (__predict_false(tcp->th_flags & TH_CWR)) {
-		/*
-		 * Drop if VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_ECN was not negotiated. In
-		 * FreeBSD, ECN support is not on a per-interface basis,
-		 * but globally via the net.inet.tcp.ecn.enable sysctl
-		 * knob. The default is off.
-		 */
-		if ((sc->vtnet_flags & VTNET_FLAG_TSO_ECN) == 0) {
-			if (ppsratecheck(&lastecn, &curecn, 1))
-				if_printf(sc->vtnet_ifp,
-				    "TSO with ECN not negotiated with host\n");
-			return (ENOTSUP);
-		}
-		hdr->gso_type |= VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_ECN;
-	}
-
 	txq->vtntx_stats.vtxs_tso++;
 
 	return (0);
diff --git a/sys/dev/virtio/network/virtio_net.h b/sys/dev/virtio/network/virtio_net.h
--- a/sys/dev/virtio/network/virtio_net.h
+++ b/sys/dev/virtio/network/virtio_net.h
@@ -466,8 +466,6 @@
 virtio_net_tx_offload_tso(if_t ifp, struct mbuf *m, int eth_type,
 		     int offset, bool allow_ecn, struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr)
 {
-	static struct timeval lastecn;
-	static int curecn;
 	struct tcphdr *tcp, tcphdr;
 
 	if (__predict_false(m->m_len < offset + sizeof(struct tcphdr))) {
@@ -481,21 +479,6 @@
 	hdr->gso_type = eth_type == ETHERTYPE_IP ? VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4 :
 	    VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6;
 
-	if (tcp->th_flags & TH_CWR) {
-		/*
-		 * Drop if VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_ECN was not negotiated. In FreeBSD,
-		 * ECN support is not on a per-interface basis, but globally via
-		 * the net.inet.tcp.ecn.enable sysctl knob. The default is off.
-		 */
-		if (!allow_ecn) {
-			if (ppsratecheck(&lastecn, &curecn, 1))
-				if_printf(ifp,
-				    "TSO with ECN not negotiated with host\n");
-			return (ENOTSUP);
-		}
-		hdr->gso_type |= VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_ECN;
-	}
-
 	/* Here we should increment tx_tso counter. */
 
 	return (0);