diff --git a/src/flow-manager.c b/src/flow-manager.c
index 338ddc896d..b52220d153 100644
--- a/src/flow-manager.c
+++ b/src/flow-manager.c
@@ -738,8 +738,6 @@ void FlowManagerThreadSpawn()
                 "FlowManager", 0);
         BUG_ON(tv_flowmgr == NULL);
 
-        TmThreadSetCPU(tv_flowmgr, MANAGEMENT_CPU_SET);
-
         if (tv_flowmgr == NULL) {
             printf("ERROR: TmThreadsCreate failed\n");
             exit(1);
@@ -900,8 +898,6 @@ void FlowRecyclerThreadSpawn()
                 "FlowRecycler", 0);
         BUG_ON(tv_flowmgr == NULL);
 
-        TmThreadSetCPU(tv_flowmgr, MANAGEMENT_CPU_SET);
-
         if (tv_flowmgr == NULL) {
             printf("ERROR: TmThreadsCreate failed\n");
             exit(1);