diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index b73adeb5cdee..a572f0a27e0b 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1746,10 +1746,6 @@ void tipc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *head, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 						tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
 						tipc_link_recv_bundle(buf);
 						continue;
-					case ROUTE_DISTRIBUTOR:
-						tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
-						buf_discard(buf);
-						continue;
 					case NAME_DISTRIBUTOR:
 						tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
 						tipc_named_recv(buf);
@@ -1776,6 +1772,10 @@ void tipc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *head, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 							goto protocol_check;
 						}
 						break;
+					default:
+						buf_discard(buf);
+						buf = NULL;
+						break;
 					}
 				}
 				tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.c b/net/tipc/msg.c
index b694c9acadc6..0562b38a6c13 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.c
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.c
@@ -274,33 +274,6 @@ void tipc_msg_dbg(struct print_buf *buf, struct tipc_msg *msg, const char *str)
 			tipc_printf(buf, "UNKNOWN TYPE:%x", msg_type(msg));
 		}
 		break;
-	case ROUTE_DISTRIBUTOR:
-		tipc_printf(buf, "ROUTING_MNG:");
-		switch (msg_type(msg)) {
-		case EXT_ROUTING_TABLE:
-			tipc_printf(buf, "EXT_TBL:");
-			tipc_printf(buf, "TO:%x:", msg_remote_node(msg));
-			break;
-		case LOCAL_ROUTING_TABLE:
-			tipc_printf(buf, "LOCAL_TBL:");
-			tipc_printf(buf, "TO:%x:", msg_remote_node(msg));
-			break;
-		case SLAVE_ROUTING_TABLE:
-			tipc_printf(buf, "DP_TBL:");
-			tipc_printf(buf, "TO:%x:", msg_remote_node(msg));
-			break;
-		case ROUTE_ADDITION:
-			tipc_printf(buf, "ADD:");
-			tipc_printf(buf, "TO:%x:", msg_remote_node(msg));
-			break;
-		case ROUTE_REMOVAL:
-			tipc_printf(buf, "REMOVE:");
-			tipc_printf(buf, "TO:%x:", msg_remote_node(msg));
-			break;
-		default:
-			tipc_printf(buf, "UNKNOWN TYPE:%x", msg_type(msg));
-		}
-		break;
 	case LINK_CONFIG:
 		tipc_printf(buf, "CFG:");
 		switch (msg_type(msg)) {
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index 50063664b93f..7b4f4d709b11 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -768,21 +768,6 @@ static inline void msg_set_link_tolerance(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 n)
 	msg_set_bits(m, 9, 0, 0xffff, n);
 }
 
-/*
- * Routing table message data
- */
-
-
-static inline u32 msg_remote_node(struct tipc_msg *m)
-{
-	return msg_word(m, msg_hdr_sz(m)/4);
-}
-
-static inline void msg_set_remote_node(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 a)
-{
-	msg_set_word(m, msg_hdr_sz(m)/4, a);
-}
-
 /*
  * Segmentation message types
  */