diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_least_conn_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_least_conn_module.c
index a250d4f2c..00644a000 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_least_conn_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_least_conn_module.c
@@ -272,12 +272,6 @@ failed:
         ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_wlock(peers);
     }
 
-    /* all peers failed, mark them as live for quick recovery */
-
-    for (peer = peers->peer; peer; peer = peer->next) {
-        peer->fails = 0;
-    }
-
     ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(peers);
 
     pc->name = peers->name;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream_round_robin.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream_round_robin.c
index 4e59168e4..81564b3b3 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream_round_robin.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream_round_robin.c
@@ -485,12 +485,6 @@ failed:
         ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_wlock(peers);
     }
 
-    /* all peers failed, mark them as live for quick recovery */
-
-    for (peer = peers->peer; peer; peer = peer->next) {
-        peer->fails = 0;
-    }
-
     ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(peers);
 
     pc->name = peers->name;
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_least_conn_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_least_conn_module.c
index 3c8a0b003..1213bb53b 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_least_conn_module.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_least_conn_module.c
@@ -268,12 +268,6 @@ failed:
         ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_wlock(peers);
     }
 
-    /* all peers failed, mark them as live for quick recovery */
-
-    for (peer = peers->peer; peer; peer = peer->next) {
-        peer->fails = 0;
-    }
-
     ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(peers);
 
     pc->name = peers->name;
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_round_robin.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_round_robin.c
index 6407480b0..768aaff4e 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_round_robin.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_round_robin.c
@@ -491,12 +491,6 @@ failed:
         ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_wlock(peers);
     }
 
-    /* all peers failed, mark them as live for quick recovery */
-
-    for (peer = peers->peer; peer; peer = peer->next) {
-        peer->fails = 0;
-    }
-
     ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(peers);
 
     pc->name = peers->name;