diff --git a/lib/nexthop.h b/lib/nexthop.h
index 24b0953191..ad87c2e522 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop.h
+++ b/lib/nexthop.h
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ struct nexthop {
 #define NEXTHOP_FLAG_RECURSIVE  (1 << 2) /* Recursive nexthop. */
 #define NEXTHOP_FLAG_ONLINK     (1 << 3) /* Nexthop should be installed onlink. */
 #define NEXTHOP_FLAG_MATCHED    (1 << 4) /* Already matched vs a nexthop */
-#define NEXTHOP_FLAG_FILTERED   (1 << 5) /* rmap filtered, used by static only */
-#define NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE  (1 << 6) /* nexthop duplicates another active one */
+#define NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE  (1 << 5) /* nexthop duplicates another active one */
 #define NEXTHOP_IS_ACTIVE(flags)                                               \
 	(CHECK_FLAG(flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_ACTIVE)                                \
 	 && !CHECK_FLAG(flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_DUPLICATE))
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 9e91bfa784..c6ebb924dd 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -437,16 +437,6 @@ static int nexthop_active(afi_t afi, struct route_entry *re,
 	    re->type == ZEBRA_ROUTE_SYSTEM)
 		return 1;
 
-	/* Skip nexthops that have been filtered out due to route-map */
-	/* The nexthops are specific to this route and so the same */
-	/* nexthop for a different route may not have this flag set */
-	if (CHECK_FLAG(nexthop->flags, NEXTHOP_FLAG_FILTERED)) {
-		if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_RIB_DETAILED)
-			zlog_debug("\t%s: Nexthop Filtered",
-				   __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Check to see if we should trust the passed in information
 	 * for UNNUMBERED interfaces as that we won't find the GW