diff --git a/lib/zebra.h b/lib/zebra.h
index 46721cc1ab..a0cc2dc053 100644
--- a/lib/zebra.h
+++ b/lib/zebra.h
@@ -414,14 +414,11 @@ extern const char *zserv_command_string(unsigned int command);
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_SELFROUTE          0x02
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_IBGP               0x08
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_SELECTED           0x10
-#define ZEBRA_FLAG_STATIC             0x40
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_SCOPE_LINK         0x100
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_FIB_OVERRIDE       0x200
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_EVPN_ROUTE         0x400
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_RR_USE_DISTANCE    0x800
 #define ZEBRA_FLAG_ONLINK             0x1000
-/* ZEBRA_FLAG_BLACKHOLE was 0x04 */
-/* ZEBRA_FLAG_REJECT was 0x80 */
 
 /* Zebra FEC flags. */
 #define ZEBRA_FEC_REGISTER_LABEL_INDEX        0x1
diff --git a/zebra/kernel_socket.c b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
index 8a7cb0e528..4a75d6432f 100644
--- a/zebra/kernel_socket.c
+++ b/zebra/kernel_socket.c
@@ -951,10 +951,6 @@ void rtm_read(struct rt_msghdr *rtm)
 	if (flags & RTF_PROTO1)
 		SET_FLAG(zebra_flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_SELFROUTE);
 
-	/* This is persistent route. */
-	if (flags & RTF_STATIC)
-		SET_FLAG(zebra_flags, ZEBRA_FLAG_STATIC);
-
 	memset(&nh, 0, sizeof(nh));
 
 	nh.vrf_id = VRF_DEFAULT;