diff --git a/src/decode.c b/src/decode.c
index 303459e086..2e4c448eb7 100644
--- a/src/decode.c
+++ b/src/decode.c
@@ -591,16 +591,10 @@ void DecodeRegisterPerfCounters(DecodeThreadVars *dtv, ThreadVars *tv)
 
     dtv->counter_defrag_ipv4_fragments =
         StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv4.fragments", tv);
-    dtv->counter_defrag_ipv4_reassembled =
-        StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv4.reassembled", tv);
-    dtv->counter_defrag_ipv4_timeouts =
-        StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv4.timeouts", tv);
+    dtv->counter_defrag_ipv4_reassembled = StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv4.reassembled", tv);
     dtv->counter_defrag_ipv6_fragments =
         StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv6.fragments", tv);
-    dtv->counter_defrag_ipv6_reassembled =
-        StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv6.reassembled", tv);
-    dtv->counter_defrag_ipv6_timeouts =
-        StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv6.timeouts", tv);
+    dtv->counter_defrag_ipv6_reassembled = StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.ipv6.reassembled", tv);
     dtv->counter_defrag_max_hit =
         StatsRegisterCounter("defrag.max_frag_hits", tv);
 
diff --git a/src/decode.h b/src/decode.h
index c3c2a94c9b..b11963bf4e 100644
--- a/src/decode.h
+++ b/src/decode.h
@@ -716,10 +716,8 @@ typedef struct DecodeThreadVars_
     /** frag stats - defrag runs in the context of the decoder. */
     uint16_t counter_defrag_ipv4_fragments;
     uint16_t counter_defrag_ipv4_reassembled;
-    uint16_t counter_defrag_ipv4_timeouts;
     uint16_t counter_defrag_ipv6_fragments;
     uint16_t counter_defrag_ipv6_reassembled;
-    uint16_t counter_defrag_ipv6_timeouts;
     uint16_t counter_defrag_max_hit;
 
     uint16_t counter_flow_memcap;
diff --git a/src/defrag.c b/src/defrag.c
index a4c307834f..71cf4204c1 100644
--- a/src/defrag.c
+++ b/src/defrag.c
@@ -1041,8 +1041,12 @@ Defrag(ThreadVars *tv, DecodeThreadVars *dtv, Packet *p)
 
     /* return a locked tracker or NULL */
     tracker = DefragGetTracker(tv, dtv, p);
-    if (tracker == NULL)
+    if (tracker == NULL) {
+        if (tv != NULL && dtv != NULL) {
+            StatsIncr(tv, dtv->counter_defrag_max_hit);
+        }
         return NULL;
+    }
 
     Packet *rp = DefragInsertFrag(tv, dtv, tracker, p);
     DefragTrackerRelease(tracker);