diff --git a/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h b/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h
index 5abb1df9f..4452076f0 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/mux_quic.h
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ static inline int qc_local_stream_id(struct qcc *qcc, uint64_t id)
 	return id & QCS_ID_SRV_INTIATOR_BIT;
 }
 
-static inline int qcs_get_next_id(struct qcc *qcc, enum qcs_type type)
-{
-	BUG_ON(qcc->strms[type].nb_streams + 1 > qcc->strms[type].max_streams);
-	return (qcc->strms[type].nb_streams++ << QCS_ID_TYPE_SHIFT) | type;
-}
-
 struct eb64_node *qcc_get_qcs(struct qcc *qcc, uint64_t id);
 
 /* Install the <app_ops> applicative layer of a QUIC connection on mux <qcc>.
diff --git a/src/h3.c b/src/h3.c
index 79d746001..d72f082e2 100644
--- a/src/h3.c
+++ b/src/h3.c
@@ -706,10 +706,8 @@ static int h3_attach_ruqs(struct qcs *qcs, void *ctx)
 static int h3_finalize(void *ctx)
 {
 	struct h3 *h3 = ctx;
-	int lctrl_id;
 
-	lctrl_id = qcs_get_next_id(h3->qcc, QCS_SRV_UNI);
-	h3->lctrl.qcs = qcs_new(h3->qcc, lctrl_id, QCS_SRV_UNI);
+	h3->lctrl.qcs = qcs_new(h3->qcc, 0x3, QCS_SRV_UNI);
 	if (!h3->lctrl.qcs)
 		return 0;