diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
index f289bf26b9..cc99d7c387 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
@@ -710,24 +710,11 @@ void ospf6_abr_defaults_to_stub(struct ospf6 *o)
 	struct listnode *node, *nnode;
 	struct ospf6_area *oa;
 	struct ospf6_route *def, *route;
-	struct ospf6_redist *red;
 	int type = DEFAULT_ROUTE;
-	struct prefix_ipv6 p = {};
 
 	if (!o->backbone)
 		return;
 
-	red = ospf6_redist_lookup(o, type, 0);
-	if (!red)
-		return;
-
-	p.family = AF_INET6;
-	p.prefixlen = 0;
-
-	route = ospf6_route_lookup((struct prefix *)&p, o->external_table);
-	if (!route)
-		return;
-
 	def = ospf6_route_create();
 	def->type = OSPF6_DEST_TYPE_NETWORK;
 	def->prefix.family = AF_INET6;