diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
index 527d2ecfa7..f75a35fa50 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
@@ -424,12 +424,9 @@ ospf6_abr_originate_summary_to_area (struct ospf6_route *route,
       else
 	{
 	  summary->path.origin.type = htons (OSPF6_LSTYPE_INTER_PREFIX);
-	  if (route->type == OSPF6_DEST_TYPE_RANGE)
-	    summary->path.origin.id  = route->linkstate_id;
-	  else
-	    summary->path.origin.id =
-	      ospf6_new_ls_id (summary->path.origin.type,
-			       summary->path.origin.adv_router, area->lsdb);
+	  summary->path.origin.id =
+	    ospf6_new_ls_id (summary->path.origin.type,
+			     summary->path.origin.adv_router, area->lsdb);
 	}
       summary = ospf6_route_add (summary, summary_table);
     }
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_area.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_area.c
index 685be58324..bbab8598b8 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_area.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_area.c
@@ -465,8 +465,6 @@ DEFUN (area_range,
       range->prefix = prefix;
       range->path.area_id = oa->area_id;
       range->path.cost = OSPF_AREA_RANGE_COST_UNSPEC;
-      range->linkstate_id =
-	(u_int32_t) htonl(ospf6_new_range_ls_id (oa->range_table));
     }
 
   if (argc > 2)
@@ -577,8 +575,6 @@ DEFUN (no_area_range,
       /* purge the old aggregated summary LSA */
       ospf6_abr_originate_summary(range);
     }
-  ospf6_release_range_ls_id(oa->range_table,
-			    (u_int32_t) ntohl(range->linkstate_id));
   ospf6_route_remove (range, oa->range_table);
 
   return CMD_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.c
index 04bea84ae5..1d4b557cd5 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.c
@@ -547,24 +547,6 @@ ospf6_lsdb_show (struct vty *vty, enum ospf_lsdb_show_level level,
     }
 }
 
-/* Decide new Link State ID to originate for the range. */
-u_int32_t
-ospf6_new_range_ls_id (struct ospf6_route_table *range_table)
-{
-  u_int32_t id;
-
-  bf_assign_index(range_table->idspace, id);
-  return (id);
-}
-
-/* Release the LS ID back to the ID pool */
-void
-ospf6_release_range_ls_id (struct ospf6_route_table *range_table,
-			   u_int32_t id)
-{
-  bf_release_index(range_table->idspace, id);
-}
-
 u_int32_t
 ospf6_new_ls_id (u_int16_t type, u_int32_t adv_router,
                  struct ospf6_lsdb *lsdb)
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.h
index a8bfcae882..b21d9ee282 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_lsdb.h
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ extern void ospf6_lsdb_show (struct vty *vty,
 
 extern u_int32_t ospf6_new_ls_id (u_int16_t type, u_int32_t adv_router,
                                   struct ospf6_lsdb *lsdb);
-extern u_int32_t ospf6_new_range_ls_id (struct ospf6_route_table *range_table);
-extern void ospf6_release_range_ls_id (struct ospf6_route_table *range_table,
-				       u_int32_t id);
 extern u_int32_t ospf6_new_ls_seqnum (u_int16_t type, u_int32_t id,
                                       u_int32_t adv_router,
                                       struct ospf6_lsdb *lsdb);