diff --git a/src/core/backbone_router/bbr_manager.cpp b/src/core/backbone_router/bbr_manager.cpp
index 3372cb00b..00e1f10ba 100644
--- a/src/core/backbone_router/bbr_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/backbone_router/bbr_manager.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ void Manager::HandleMulticastListenerRegistration(const Coap::Message &aMessage,
             uint32_t origTimeout = timeout;
 
             timeout = OT_MIN(timeout, static_cast<uint32_t>(Mle::kMlrTimeoutMax));
-            timeout = OT_MAX(timeout, static_cast<uint32_t>(Mle::kMlrTimeoutMin));
 
             if (timeout != origTimeout)
             {