diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 0a148ae334..43d79aa2bc 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -3963,13 +3963,6 @@ int processCommand(client *c) {
              * and then resume the execution. */
             blockPostponeClient(c);
         } else {
-            if (c->cmd->proc == execCommand) {
-                discardTransaction(c);
-            } else {
-                flagTransaction(c);
-            }
-            c->duration = 0;
-            c->cmd->rejected_calls++;
             addReplyErrorSds(c, sdscatprintf(sdsempty(), "-REDIRECT %s:%d", server.primary_host, server.primary_port));
         }
         return C_OK;
diff --git a/tests/integration/replica-redirect.tcl b/tests/integration/replica-redirect.tcl
index b4e5a74b66..579880c69b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/replica-redirect.tcl
+++ b/tests/integration/replica-redirect.tcl
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ start_server {tags {needs:repl external:skip}} {
         set replica_port [srv 0 port]
         set replica_pid [srv 0 pid]
 
+        set replica_host [srv 0 host]
+        set replica_port [srv 0 port]
+        set replica_pid [srv 0 pid]
+
         test {write command inside MULTI is QUEUED, EXEC should be REDIRECT} {
             set rr [valkey_client]
             $rr client capa redirect