diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
index c2df521e79..15db321557 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
@@ -2103,14 +2103,10 @@ bgp_zebra_init (struct thread_master *master)
   zclient->interface_nbr_address_add = bgp_interface_nbr_address_add;
   zclient->interface_nbr_address_delete = bgp_interface_nbr_address_delete;
   zclient->interface_vrf_update = bgp_interface_vrf_update;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_add = zebra_read_ipv4;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_delete = zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_add = zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_del = zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->interface_up = bgp_interface_up;
   zclient->interface_down = bgp_interface_down;
-  zclient->ipv6_route_add = zebra_read_ipv6;
-  zclient->ipv6_route_delete = zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_add = zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_del = zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->nexthop_update = bgp_read_nexthop_update;
diff --git a/isisd/isis_zebra.c b/isisd/isis_zebra.c
index 569ff70d8d..45728ad2c1 100644
--- a/isisd/isis_zebra.c
+++ b/isisd/isis_zebra.c
@@ -706,13 +706,9 @@ isis_zebra_init (struct thread_master *master)
   zclient->interface_address_add = isis_zebra_if_address_add;
   zclient->interface_address_delete = isis_zebra_if_address_del;
   zclient->interface_link_params = isis_zebra_link_params;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_add = isis_zebra_read_ipv4;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_delete = isis_zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_add = isis_zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_del = isis_zebra_read_ipv4;
 #ifdef HAVE_IPV6
-  zclient->ipv6_route_add = isis_zebra_read_ipv6;
-  zclient->ipv6_route_delete = isis_zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_add = isis_zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_del = isis_zebra_read_ipv6;
 #endif /* HAVE_IPV6 */
diff --git a/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
index 6e19e4f607..1d443a6487 100644
--- a/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
+++ b/ldpd/ldp_zebra.c
@@ -368,16 +368,12 @@ ldp_zebra_read_route(int command, struct zclient *zclient, zebra_size_t length,
 		return (0);
 
 	switch (command) {
-	case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_ADD:
 	case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV4_ADD:
-	case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_DELETE:
 	case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV4_DEL:
 		kr.af = AF_INET;
 		nhlen = sizeof(struct in_addr);
 		break;
-	case ZEBRA_IPV6_ROUTE_ADD:
 	case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV6_ADD:
-	case ZEBRA_IPV6_ROUTE_DELETE:
 	case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV6_DEL:
 		kr.af = AF_INET6;
 		nhlen = sizeof(struct in6_addr);
@@ -419,9 +415,7 @@ ldp_zebra_read_route(int command, struct zclient *zclient, zebra_size_t length,
 		kr.ifindex = stream_getl(s);
 
 		switch (command) {
-		case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_ADD:
 		case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV4_ADD:
-		case ZEBRA_IPV6_ROUTE_ADD:
 		case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV6_ADD:
 			debug_zebra_in("route add %s/%d nexthop %s (%s)",
 			    log_addr(kr.af, &kr.prefix), kr.prefixlen,
@@ -430,9 +424,7 @@ ldp_zebra_read_route(int command, struct zclient *zclient, zebra_size_t length,
 			main_imsg_compose_lde(IMSG_NETWORK_ADD, 0, &kr,
 			    sizeof(kr));
 			break;
-		case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_DELETE:
 		case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV4_DEL:
-		case ZEBRA_IPV6_ROUTE_DELETE:
 		case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV6_DEL:
 			debug_zebra_in("route delete %s/%d nexthop %s (%s)",
 			    log_addr(kr.af, &kr.prefix), kr.prefixlen,
@@ -501,12 +493,8 @@ ldp_zebra_init(struct thread_master *master)
 	zclient->interface_down = ldp_interface_status_change;
 	zclient->interface_address_add = ldp_interface_address_add;
 	zclient->interface_address_delete = ldp_interface_address_delete;
-	zclient->ipv4_route_add = ldp_zebra_read_route;
-	zclient->ipv4_route_delete = ldp_zebra_read_route;
 	zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_add = ldp_zebra_read_route;
 	zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_del = ldp_zebra_read_route;
-	zclient->ipv6_route_add = ldp_zebra_read_route;
-	zclient->ipv6_route_delete = ldp_zebra_read_route;
 	zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_add = ldp_zebra_read_route;
 	zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_del = ldp_zebra_read_route;
 }
diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index 057fa77580..5193a282a6 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -1583,22 +1583,6 @@ zclient_read (struct thread *thread)
       if (zclient->interface_vrf_update)
 	(*zclient->interface_vrf_update) (command, zclient, length, vrf_id);
       break;
-    case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_ADD:
-      if (zclient->ipv4_route_add)
-	(*zclient->ipv4_route_add) (command, zclient, length, vrf_id);
-      break;
-    case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_DELETE:
-      if (zclient->ipv4_route_delete)
-	(*zclient->ipv4_route_delete) (command, zclient, length, vrf_id);
-      break;
-    case ZEBRA_IPV6_ROUTE_ADD:
-      if (zclient->ipv6_route_add)
-	(*zclient->ipv6_route_add) (command, zclient, length, vrf_id);
-      break;
-    case ZEBRA_IPV6_ROUTE_DELETE:
-      if (zclient->ipv6_route_delete)
-	(*zclient->ipv6_route_delete) (command, zclient, length, vrf_id);
-      break;
     case ZEBRA_NEXTHOP_UPDATE:
       if (zclient_debug)
 	zlog_debug("zclient rcvd nexthop update\n");
diff --git a/lib/zclient.h b/lib/zclient.h
index b95d18ec1a..231b4e9b4f 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.h
+++ b/lib/zclient.h
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ struct zclient
   int (*interface_nbr_address_add) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
   int (*interface_nbr_address_delete) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
   int (*interface_vrf_update) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
-  int (*ipv4_route_add) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
-  int (*ipv4_route_delete) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
-  int (*ipv6_route_add) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
-  int (*ipv6_route_delete) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
   int (*nexthop_update) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
   int (*import_check_update) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
   int (*bfd_dest_replay) (int, struct zclient *, uint16_t, vrf_id_t);
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
index 77ea01e53d..6dee1424a6 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_zebra.c
@@ -677,12 +677,8 @@ ospf6_zebra_init (struct thread_master *master)
   zclient->interface_down = ospf6_zebra_if_state_update;
   zclient->interface_address_add = ospf6_zebra_if_address_update_add;
   zclient->interface_address_delete = ospf6_zebra_if_address_update_delete;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_add = NULL;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_delete = NULL;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_add = NULL;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_del = NULL;
-  zclient->ipv6_route_add = ospf6_zebra_read_ipv6;
-  zclient->ipv6_route_delete = ospf6_zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_add = ospf6_zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_del = ospf6_zebra_read_ipv6;
 
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c b/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c
index c0b94a3360..8752e83ed5 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_zebra.c
@@ -1601,8 +1601,6 @@ ospf_zebra_init (struct thread_master *master, u_short instance)
   zclient->interface_address_delete = ospf_interface_address_delete;
   zclient->interface_link_params = ospf_interface_link_params;
 
-  zclient->ipv4_route_add = ospf_zebra_read_ipv4;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_delete = ospf_zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_add = ospf_zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_del = ospf_zebra_read_ipv4;
 
diff --git a/pimd/pim_zebra.c b/pimd/pim_zebra.c
index d357e5cc83..b25e8b94da 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_zebra.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_zebra.c
@@ -616,7 +616,6 @@ static int redist_read_ipv4_route(int command, struct zclient *zclient,
 
   switch (command) {
   case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV4_ADD:
-  case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_ADD:
     if (PIM_DEBUG_ZEBRA) {
       char buf[2][INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
       zlog_debug("%s: add %s %s/%d "
@@ -634,7 +633,6 @@ static int redist_read_ipv4_route(int command, struct zclient *zclient,
     }
     break;
   case ZEBRA_REDISTRIBUTE_IPV4_DEL:
-  case ZEBRA_IPV4_ROUTE_DELETE:
     if (PIM_DEBUG_ZEBRA) {
       char buf[2][INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
       zlog_debug("%s: delete %s %s/%d "
@@ -690,8 +688,6 @@ void pim_zebra_init(char *zebra_sock_path)
   qpim_zclient_update->interface_down           = pim_zebra_if_state_down;
   qpim_zclient_update->interface_address_add    = pim_zebra_if_address_add;
   qpim_zclient_update->interface_address_delete = pim_zebra_if_address_del;
-  qpim_zclient_update->ipv4_route_add           = redist_read_ipv4_route;
-  qpim_zclient_update->ipv4_route_delete        = redist_read_ipv4_route;
   qpim_zclient_update->redistribute_route_ipv4_add    = redist_read_ipv4_route;
   qpim_zclient_update->redistribute_route_ipv4_del    = redist_read_ipv4_route;
 
diff --git a/ripd/rip_zebra.c b/ripd/rip_zebra.c
index 6ca27d01dd..c312641d44 100644
--- a/ripd/rip_zebra.c
+++ b/ripd/rip_zebra.c
@@ -723,8 +723,6 @@ rip_zclient_init (struct thread_master *master)
   zclient->interface_delete = rip_interface_delete;
   zclient->interface_address_add = rip_interface_address_add;
   zclient->interface_address_delete = rip_interface_address_delete;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_add = rip_zebra_read_ipv4;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_delete = rip_zebra_read_ipv4;
   zclient->interface_up = rip_interface_up;
   zclient->interface_down = rip_interface_down;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_add = rip_zebra_read_ipv4;
diff --git a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
index d8667cb68c..1184cd0db6 100644
--- a/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
+++ b/ripngd/ripng_zebra.c
@@ -557,12 +557,6 @@ zebra_init (struct thread_master *master)
   zclient->interface_delete = ripng_interface_delete;
   zclient->interface_address_add = ripng_interface_address_add;
   zclient->interface_address_delete = ripng_interface_address_delete;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_add = NULL;
-  zclient->ipv4_route_delete = NULL;
-  zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_add = NULL;
-  zclient->redistribute_route_ipv4_del = NULL;
-  zclient->ipv6_route_add = ripng_zebra_read_ipv6;
-  zclient->ipv6_route_delete = ripng_zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_add = ripng_zebra_read_ipv6;
   zclient->redistribute_route_ipv6_del = ripng_zebra_read_ipv6;