diff --git a/pimd/pim_cmd.c b/pimd/pim_cmd.c
index 3b3d06e791..2d68b99886 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_cmd.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_cmd.c
@@ -455,8 +455,7 @@ static void pim_show_membership(struct pim_instance *pim, struct vty *vty,
 	json_object_free(json);
 }
 
-static void pim_print_ifp_flags(struct vty *vty, struct interface *ifp,
-				int mloop)
+static void pim_print_ifp_flags(struct vty *vty, struct interface *ifp)
 {
 	vty_out(vty, "Flags\n");
 	vty_out(vty, "-----\n");
@@ -469,7 +468,6 @@ static void pim_print_ifp_flags(struct vty *vty, struct interface *ifp,
 	vty_out(vty, "Interface Index : %d\n", ifp->ifindex);
 	vty_out(vty, "Multicast       : %s\n",
 		if_is_multicast(ifp) ? "yes" : "no");
-	vty_out(vty, "Multicast Loop  : %d\n", mloop);
 	vty_out(vty, "Promiscuous     : %s\n",
 		(ifp->flags & IFF_PROMISC) ? "yes" : "no");
 	vty_out(vty, "\n");
@@ -576,7 +574,6 @@ static void igmp_show_interfaces_single(struct pim_instance *pim,
 	char other_hhmmss[10];
 	int found_ifname = 0;
 	int sqi;
-	int mloop = 0;
 	long gmi_msec; /* Group Membership Interval */
 	long lmqt_msec;
 	long ohpi_msec;
@@ -639,11 +636,6 @@ static void igmp_show_interfaces_single(struct pim_instance *pim,
 
 			qri_msec =
 				pim_ifp->gm_query_max_response_time_dsec * 100;
-			if (pim_ifp->pim_sock_fd >= 0)
-				mloop = pim_socket_mcastloop_get(
-					pim_ifp->pim_sock_fd);
-			else
-				mloop = 0;
 			lmqc = pim_ifp->gm_last_member_query_count;
 
 			if (uj) {
@@ -776,7 +768,7 @@ static void igmp_show_interfaces_single(struct pim_instance *pim,
 				vty_out(vty, "\n");
 				vty_out(vty, "\n");
 
-				pim_print_ifp_flags(vty, ifp, mloop);
+				pim_print_ifp_flags(vty, ifp);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -903,7 +895,6 @@ static void pim_show_interfaces_single(struct pim_instance *pim,
 	char src_str[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
 	char stat_uptime[10];
 	char uptime[10];
-	int mloop = 0;
 	int found_ifname = 0;
 	int print_header;
 	json_object *json = NULL;
@@ -945,10 +936,6 @@ static void pim_show_interfaces_single(struct pim_instance *pim,
 			      pim_ifp->pim_hello_period);
 		pim_time_uptime(stat_uptime, sizeof(stat_uptime),
 				now - pim_ifp->pim_ifstat_start);
-		if (pim_ifp->pim_sock_fd >= 0)
-			mloop = pim_socket_mcastloop_get(pim_ifp->pim_sock_fd);
-		else
-			mloop = 0;
 
 		if (uj) {
 			char pbuf[PREFIX2STR_BUFFER];
@@ -1096,8 +1083,6 @@ static void pim_show_interfaces_single(struct pim_instance *pim,
 					    pim_ifp->pim_ifstat_hello_sendfail);
 			json_object_int_add(json_row, "helloGenerationId",
 					    pim_ifp->pim_generation_id);
-			json_object_int_add(json_row, "flagMulticastLoop",
-					    mloop);
 
 			json_object_int_add(
 				json_row, "effectivePropagationDelay",
@@ -1250,7 +1235,7 @@ static void pim_show_interfaces_single(struct pim_instance *pim,
 			vty_out(vty, "\n");
 			vty_out(vty, "\n");
 
-			pim_print_ifp_flags(vty, ifp, mloop);
+			pim_print_ifp_flags(vty, ifp);
 
 			vty_out(vty, "Join Prune Interval\n");
 			vty_out(vty, "-------------------\n");
diff --git a/pimd/pim_sock.c b/pimd/pim_sock.c
index 05b0f92a4b..8d3fbabd27 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_sock.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_sock.c
@@ -407,23 +407,6 @@ int pim_socket_recvfromto(int fd, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
 	return err; /* len */
 }
 
-int pim_socket_mcastloop_get(int fd)
-{
-	int loop;
-	socklen_t loop_len = sizeof(loop);
-
-	if (getsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP, &loop, &loop_len)) {
-		int e = errno;
-		zlog_warn(
-			"Could not get Multicast Loopback Option on socket fd=%d: errno=%d: %s",
-			fd, errno, safe_strerror(errno));
-		errno = e;
-		return PIM_SOCK_ERR_LOOP;
-	}
-
-	return loop;
-}
-
 int pim_socket_getsockname(int fd, struct sockaddr *name, socklen_t *namelen)
 {
 	if (getsockname(fd, name, namelen)) {
diff --git a/pimd/pim_sock.h b/pimd/pim_sock.h
index 08b0099321..7081e38f81 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_sock.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_sock.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ int pim_socket_recvfromto(int fd, uint8_t *buf, size_t len,
 			  struct sockaddr_in *to, socklen_t *tolen,
 			  ifindex_t *ifindex);
 
-int pim_socket_mcastloop_get(int fd);
-
 int pim_socket_getsockname(int fd, struct sockaddr *name, socklen_t *namelen);
 
 #endif /* PIM_SOCK_H */