diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c
index 35b567c768..92fcbf71e8 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c
@@ -704,27 +704,6 @@ struct ospf6_route *ospf6_route_add(struct ospf6_route *route,
 	}
 
 	if (old) {
-		/* if route does not actually change, return unchanged */
-		if (ospf6_route_is_identical(old, route)) {
-			if (IS_OSPF6_DEBUG_ROUTE(MEMORY))
-				zlog_debug(
-					"%s %p: route add %p: needless update of %p old cost %u",
-					ospf6_route_table_name(table),
-					(void *)table, (void *)route,
-					(void *)old, old->path.cost);
-			else if (IS_OSPF6_DEBUG_ROUTE(TABLE))
-				zlog_debug("%s: route add: needless update",
-					   ospf6_route_table_name(table));
-
-			ospf6_route_delete(route);
-			SET_FLAG(old->flag, OSPF6_ROUTE_ADD);
-			ospf6_route_table_assert(table);
-
-			/* to free the lookup lock */
-			route_unlock_node(node);
-			return old;
-		}
-
 		if (IS_OSPF6_DEBUG_ROUTE(MEMORY))
 			zlog_debug(
 				"%s %p: route add %p cost %u paths %u nh %u: update of %p cost %u paths %u nh %u",
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h
index fd8b6a9c1d..8be65fa349 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h
@@ -299,12 +299,6 @@ extern const char *const ospf6_path_type_substr[OSPF6_PATH_TYPE_MAX];
 	 && memcmp(&(ra)->path.origin, &(rb)->path.origin,                     \
 		   sizeof(struct ospf6_ls_origin))                             \
 		    == 0)
-#define ospf6_route_is_identical(ra, rb)                                       \
-	((ra)->type == (rb)->type                                              \
-	 && memcmp(&(ra)->prefix, &(rb)->prefix, sizeof(struct prefix)) == 0   \
-	 && memcmp(&(ra)->path, &(rb)->path, sizeof(struct ospf6_path)) == 0   \
-	 && listcount(ra->paths) == listcount(rb->paths)		       \
-	 && ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(ra, rb) == 0)
 
 #define ospf6_route_is_best(r) (CHECK_FLAG ((r)->flag, OSPF6_ROUTE_BEST))