diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py
index f2dd98c6e..a63efb0fd 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py
@@ -1195,8 +1195,6 @@ class DeepseekV2AttentionMLA(
                 scaling_factor = rope_scaling["factor"]
                 mscale = yarn_get_mscale(scaling_factor, float(mscale_all_dim))
                 self.scaling = self.scaling * mscale * mscale
-            else:
-                self.rotary_emb.forward = self.rotary_emb.forward_native
         else:
             self.rotary_emb = None
         self.use_deepseek_yarn_rope = rope_scaling is not None