diff --git a/src/quic_conn.c b/src/quic_conn.c
index 459c22ade..f0a0df7cc 100644
--- a/src/quic_conn.c
+++ b/src/quic_conn.c
@@ -6733,7 +6733,7 @@ static int qc_ssl_sess_init(struct quic_conn *qc, SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx, SSL **ssl,
 	*ssl = SSL_new(ssl_ctx);
 	if (!*ssl) {
 		if (!retry--)
-			goto err;
+			goto leave;
 
 		pool_gc(NULL);
 		goto retry;
@@ -6744,7 +6744,7 @@ static int qc_ssl_sess_init(struct quic_conn *qc, SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx, SSL **ssl,
 		SSL_free(*ssl);
 		*ssl = NULL;
 		if (!retry--)
-			goto err;
+			goto leave;
 
 		pool_gc(NULL);
 		goto retry;
@@ -6754,10 +6754,6 @@ static int qc_ssl_sess_init(struct quic_conn *qc, SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx, SSL **ssl,
  leave:
 	TRACE_LEAVE(QUIC_EV_CONN_NEW, qc);
 	return ret;
-
- err:
-	qc->conn->err_code = CO_ER_SSL_NO_MEM;
-	goto leave;
 }
 
 /* Allocate the ssl_sock_ctx from connection <qc>. This creates the tasklet