diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 7f65b0d78d..296fa49ccb 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -3409,11 +3409,6 @@ _new_from_nl_route(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, gboolean id_only)
     if (!NM_IN_SET(rtm->rtm_type, RTN_UNICAST, RTN_LOCAL))
         return NULL;
 
-    /* A BPF filter on the netlink socket already enforces this, but
-     * check it also here in case the filter couldn't be installed. */
-    if (rtm->rtm_protocol > RTPROT_STATIC && !NM_IN_SET(rtm->rtm_protocol, RTPROT_DHCP, RTPROT_RA))
-        return NULL;
-
     if (nlmsg_parse_arr(nlh, sizeof(struct rtmsg), tb, policy) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
@@ -9548,10 +9543,6 @@ constructed(GObject *_object)
         nm_assert(!nle);
     }
 
-    nle = nl_socket_set_rtprot_filter(priv->nlh);
-    if (nle)
-        _LOGW("error adding routing protocol filter: %s (%d)", nm_strerror(nle), -nle);
-
     fd = nl_socket_get_fd(priv->nlh);
 
     _LOGD("Netlink socket for events established: port=%u, fd=%d",
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c
index 09369ef8d0..949514536f 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <linux/filter.h>
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -1046,55 +1045,6 @@ nl_socket_set_ext_ack(struct nl_sock *sk, gboolean enable)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int
-nl_socket_set_rtprot_filter(struct nl_sock *sk)
-{
-    struct sock_filter filter[] = {
-        /*
-         * if (h->nlmsg_type != RTM_NEWROUTE && h->nlmsg_type != RTM_DELROUTE)
-         *     return KEEP;
-         */
-        BPF_STMT(BPF_LD | BPF_ABS | BPF_H, offsetof(struct nlmsghdr, nlmsg_type)),
-        BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP | BPF_JEQ | BPF_K, htons(RTM_NEWROUTE), 2, 0),
-        BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP | BPF_JEQ | BPF_K, htons(RTM_DELROUTE), 1, 0),
-        BPF_STMT(BPF_RET | BPF_K, 0xFFFF),
-
-        /*
-         * if (rtm->rtm_protocol <= RTPROT_STATIC)
-         *     return KEEP;
-         */
-        BPF_STMT(BPF_LD | BPF_ABS | BPF_B,
-                 sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) + offsetof(struct rtmsg, rtm_protocol)),
-        BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP | BPF_JGT | BPF_K, RTPROT_STATIC, 1, 0),
-        BPF_STMT(BPF_RET | BPF_K, 0xFFFF),
-
-        /*
-         * if (rtm->rtm_protocol == RTPROT_DHCP || rtm->rtm_protocol == RTPROT_RA)
-         *     return KEEP;
-         */
-        BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP | BPF_JEQ | BPF_K, RTPROT_DHCP, 1, 0),
-        BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP | BPF_JEQ | BPF_K, RTPROT_RA, 0, 1),
-        BPF_STMT(BPF_RET | BPF_K, 0xFFFF),
-
-        /* return DROP; */
-        BPF_STMT(BPF_RET | BPF_K, 0),
-    };
-    struct sock_fprog prog = {
-        .len    = sizeof(filter) / sizeof(filter[0]),
-        .filter = filter,
-    };
-    int err;
-
-    if (sk->s_fd == -1)
-        return -NME_NL_BAD_SOCK;
-
-    err = setsockopt(sk->s_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ATTACH_FILTER, &prog, sizeof(prog));
-    if (err < 0)
-        return -nm_errno_from_native(errno);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 void
 nl_socket_disable_msg_peek(struct nl_sock *sk)
 {
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.h b/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.h
index 6d5aedf807..ac3159bf5f 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.h
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-netlink.h
@@ -568,8 +568,6 @@ int nl_wait_for_ack(struct nl_sock *sk, const struct nl_cb *cb);
 
 int nl_socket_set_ext_ack(struct nl_sock *sk, gboolean enable);
 
-int nl_socket_set_rtprot_filter(struct nl_sock *sk);
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 void              *genlmsg_put(struct nl_msg *msg,