diff --git a/ldpd/lde.h b/ldpd/lde.h
index 28468931ec..e09be01ece 100644
--- a/ldpd/lde.h
+++ b/ldpd/lde.h
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ struct fec_node {
 	uint32_t		 pw_remote_status;
 
 	void			*data;		/* fec specific data */
-	uint8_t			 flags;
 };
-#define F_FEC_NHS_CHANGED	0x01
 
 #define CHUNK_SIZE		64
 struct label_chunk {
diff --git a/ldpd/lde_lib.c b/ldpd/lde_lib.c
index 68b721e213..0f91f49920 100644
--- a/ldpd/lde_lib.c
+++ b/ldpd/lde_lib.c
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@ lde_kernel_insert(struct fec *fec, int af, union ldpd_addr *nexthop,
 
 	fnh = fec_nh_find(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, route_type, route_instance);
 	if (fnh == NULL) {
-		fn->flags |= F_FEC_NHS_CHANGED;
-
 		fnh = fec_nh_add(fn, af, nexthop, ifindex, route_type,
 		    route_instance);
 		/*
@@ -418,17 +416,11 @@ lde_kernel_update(struct fec *fec)
 			} else
 				fnh->flags |= F_FEC_NH_NO_LDP;
 		} else {
-			fn->flags |= F_FEC_NHS_CHANGED;
 			lde_send_delete_klabel(fn, fnh);
 			fec_nh_del(fnh);
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!(fn->flags & F_FEC_NHS_CHANGED))
-		/* return earlier if nothing has changed */
-		return;
-	fn->flags &= ~F_FEC_NHS_CHANGED;
-
 	if (LIST_EMPTY(&fn->nexthops)) {
 		RB_FOREACH(ln, nbr_tree, &lde_nbrs)
 			lde_send_labelwithdraw(ln, fn, NULL, NULL);