diff --git a/scapy/layers/dns.py b/scapy/layers/dns.py
index 17123070818ebd51da0976c65dd0bf935de9039d..9c5f69e86825bb85e99ad4a350b7a0ce52d92d57 100644
--- a/scapy/layers/dns.py
+++ b/scapy/layers/dns.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class DNSStrField(StrField):
 
 
 class DNSRRCountField(ShortField):
-    holds_packets=1
     def __init__(self, name, default, rr):
         ShortField.__init__(self, name, default)
         self.rr = rr