1 files changed, 0 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 59a9d0e1da56..85421cce5e1a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -650,16 +650,6 @@ ipv6_add_addr(struct inet6_dev *idev, const struct in6_addr *addr, int pfxlen,
 
         ifa->rt = rt;
 
-        /*
-         * part one of RFC 4429, section 3.3
-         * We should not configure an address as
-         * optimistic if we do not yet know the link
-         * layer address of our nexhop router
-         */
-
-        if (dst_get_neighbour_noref_raw(&rt->dst) == NULL)
-                ifa->flags &= ~IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC;
-
         ifa->idev = idev;
         in6_dev_hold(idev);
         /* For caller */