diff --git a/ripd/rip_main.c b/ripd/rip_main.c
index 23981d6d66..5db9c4b7e9 100644
--- a/ripd/rip_main.c
+++ b/ripd/rip_main.c
@@ -71,14 +71,9 @@ static struct frr_daemon_info ripd_di;
 static void sighup(void)
 {
 	zlog_info("SIGHUP received");
-	rip_clean();
-	rip_reset();
-	zlog_info("ripd restarting!");
 
 	/* Reload config file. */
 	vty_read_config(NULL, ripd_di.config_file, config_default);
-
-	/* Try to return to normal operation. */
 }
 
 /* SIGINT handler. */
diff --git a/ripd/ripd.c b/ripd/ripd.c
index c0474ea93f..5dab61b4e1 100644
--- a/ripd/ripd.c
+++ b/ripd/ripd.c
@@ -3374,30 +3374,6 @@ void rip_clean(void)
 	rip_redistribute_clean();
 }
 
-/* Reset all values to the default settings. */
-void rip_reset(void)
-{
-	/* Reset global counters. */
-	rip_global_route_changes = 0;
-	rip_global_queries = 0;
-
-	/* Call ripd related reset functions. */
-	rip_debug_reset();
-	rip_route_map_reset();
-
-	/* Call library reset functions. */
-	vty_reset();
-	access_list_reset();
-	prefix_list_reset();
-
-	distribute_list_reset();
-
-	rip_interfaces_reset();
-	rip_distance_reset();
-
-	rip_zclient_reset();
-}
-
 static void rip_if_rmap_update(struct if_rmap *if_rmap)
 {
 	struct interface *ifp;
diff --git a/ripd/ripd.h b/ripd/ripd.h
index faf0d6f3b1..6af99ada21 100644
--- a/ripd/ripd.h
+++ b/ripd/ripd.h
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ struct rip_offset_list {
 
 /* Prototypes. */
 extern void rip_init(void);
-extern void rip_reset(void);
 extern void rip_clean(void);
 extern void rip_clean_network(void);
 extern void rip_interfaces_clean(void);