diff --git a/pimd/pim_igmp.c b/pimd/pim_igmp.c
index 2d1dea69ab..176470e201 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_igmp.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_igmp.c
@@ -717,19 +717,6 @@ int pim_igmp_packet(struct igmp_sock *igmp, char *buf, size_t len)
 	       from_str, to_str, igmp->interface->name, len, ip_hlen, ip_hdr->ip_p);
   }
 
-  /*
-   * When pim starts up we are joining the 224.0.0.13 and 224.0.0.22 multicast
-   * groups.  This is causing the kernel to create a igmp packet that pim
-   * turns around and receives.  Therefor if we are the originator
-   * of the igmp packet then we can probably just ignore it.
-   */
-  if (ip_hdr->ip_src.s_addr == igmp->ifaddr.s_addr)
-    {
-      if (PIM_DEBUG_IGMP_PACKETS)
-	zlog_debug ("Received IGMP packet from myself, ignoring");
-      return -1;
-    }
-
   if (ip_hdr->ip_p != PIM_IP_PROTO_IGMP) {
     zlog_warn("IP packet protocol=%d is not IGMP=%d",
 	      ip_hdr->ip_p, PIM_IP_PROTO_IGMP);