diff --git a/tools/frr-reload.py b/tools/frr-reload.py
index c48c8b97ad..298cae7a32 100755
--- a/tools/frr-reload.py
+++ b/tools/frr-reload.py
@@ -300,13 +300,11 @@ class Config(object):
 
         '''
           More fixups in user specification and what running config shows.
-          "null0" in routes must be replaced by Null0, and "blackhole" must
-          be replaced by Null0 as well.
+          "null0" in routes must be replaced by Null0.
         '''
         if (key[0].startswith('ip route') or key[0].startswith('ipv6 route') and
-                'null0' in key[0] or 'blackhole' in key[0]):
+                'null0' in key[0]):
             key[0] = re.sub(r'\s+null0(\s*$)', ' Null0', key[0])
-            key[0] = re.sub(r'\s+blackhole(\s*$)', ' Null0', key[0])
 
         if lines:
             if tuple(key) not in self.contexts: