diff --git a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/arc_os.c b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/arc_os.c
index a2ff0f386a..12f16edb1e 100644
--- a/module/os/freebsd/zfs/arc_os.c
+++ b/module/os/freebsd/zfs/arc_os.c
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ arc_prune_task(void *arg)
 {
 	uint64_t nr_scan = (uintptr_t)arg;
 
-	arc_reduce_target_size(ptob(nr_scan));
-
 #ifndef __ILP32__
 	if (nr_scan > INT_MAX)
 		nr_scan = INT_MAX;