diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index 05d4d88b..e05dd7ec 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ struct proto {
 
   int (*rte_recalculate)(struct rtable *, struct network *, struct rte *, struct rte *, struct rte *);
   int (*rte_better)(struct rte *, struct rte *);
-  int (*rte_same)(struct rte *, struct rte *);
   int (*rte_mergable)(struct rte *, struct rte *);
   struct rte * (*rte_modify)(struct rte *, struct linpool *);
   void (*rte_insert)(struct network *, struct rte *);
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 9140e938..89e94c55 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -910,7 +910,6 @@ rte_same(rte *x, rte *y)
     x->attrs == y->attrs &&
     x->pflags == y->pflags &&
     x->src == y->src &&
-    (!x->src->proto->rte_same || x->src->proto->rte_same(x, y)) &&
     rte_is_filtered(x) == rte_is_filtered(y);
 }