diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index ecd4c9f3a..8b6aec6a4 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -9058,10 +9058,6 @@ out_uri_auth_compat:
 		if (curproxy->task) {
 			curproxy->task->context = curproxy;
 			curproxy->task->process = manage_proxy;
-			/* no need to queue, it will be done automatically if some
-			 * listener gets limited.
-			 */
-			curproxy->task->expire = TICK_ETERNITY;
 		} else {
 			Alert("Proxy '%s': no more memory when trying to allocate the management task\n",
 			      curproxy->id);
diff --git a/src/checks.c b/src/checks.c
index 1af862e9b..7938b8730 100644
--- a/src/checks.c
+++ b/src/checks.c
@@ -2275,7 +2275,6 @@ static int start_checks()
 				s->warmup = t;
 				t->process = server_warmup;
 				t->context = s;
-				t->expire = TICK_ETERNITY;
 				/* server can be in this state only because of */
 				if (s->state == SRV_ST_STARTING)
 					task_schedule(s->warmup, tick_add(now_ms, MS_TO_TICKS(MAX(1000, (now.tv_sec - s->last_change)) / 20)));
diff --git a/src/dns.c b/src/dns.c
index 78ee62bcc..221f87099 100644
--- a/src/dns.c
+++ b/src/dns.c
@@ -1421,7 +1421,6 @@ int dns_init_resolvers(int close_socket)
 		/* update task's parameters */
 		t->process = dns_process_resolve;
 		t->context = curr_resolvers;
-		t->expire = 0;
 
 		/* no need to keep the new task if one is already affected to our resolvers
 		 * section */
diff --git a/src/flt_spoe.c b/src/flt_spoe.c
index e59922cf8..5d5744777 100644
--- a/src/flt_spoe.c
+++ b/src/flt_spoe.c
@@ -1918,7 +1918,6 @@ spoe_create_appctx(struct spoe_config *conf)
 
 	SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->owner           = appctx;
 	SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->task->process   = spoe_process_appctx;
-	SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->task->expire    = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->task->context   = appctx;
 	SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->agent           = conf->agent;
 	SPOE_APPCTX(appctx)->version         = 0;
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 7af1092d9..52722db85 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,6 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* very simple initialization, users will queue the task if needed */
 	global_listener_queue_task->context = NULL; /* not even a context! */
 	global_listener_queue_task->process = manage_global_listener_queue;
-	global_listener_queue_task->expire = TICK_ETERNITY;
 
 	/* now we know the buffer size, we can initialize the channels and buffers */
 	init_buffer();
diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index f176d2441..7bf7766ea 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -2074,7 +2074,6 @@ void peers_init_sync(struct peers *peers)
 		listener->maxconn = peers->peers_fe->maxconn;
 	peers->sync_task = task_new();
 	peers->sync_task->process = process_peer_sync;
-	peers->sync_task->expire = TICK_ETERNITY;
 	peers->sync_task->context = (void *)peers;
 	peers->sighandler = signal_register_task(0, peers->sync_task, 0);
 	task_wakeup(peers->sync_task, TASK_WOKEN_INIT);
diff --git a/src/stick_table.c b/src/stick_table.c
index 8cc7dd20b..a00f1b645 100644
--- a/src/stick_table.c
+++ b/src/stick_table.c
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ int stktable_init(struct stktable *t)
 		if ( t->expire ) {
 			t->exp_task = task_new();
 			t->exp_task->process = process_table_expire;
-			t->exp_task->expire = TICK_ETERNITY;
 			t->exp_task->context = (void *)t;
 		}
 		if (t->peers.p && t->peers.p->peers_fe && t->peers.p->peers_fe->state != PR_STSTOPPED) {