diff -u b/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php b/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php
--- b/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@
         // could lock out all users with public user names.
         $identifier = $user->id() . '-' . $request->getClientIP();
       }
-      $this->flood->clear('user.failed_login_ip');
       $this->flood->clear('user.failed_login_user', $identifier);
 
       user_login_finalize($user);