diff --git a/ip/ipaddress.c b/ip/ipaddress.c
index 149df69..5b9a438 100644
--- a/ip/ipaddress.c
+++ b/ip/ipaddress.c
@@ -1365,8 +1365,6 @@
 	if (!scoped && cmd != RTM_DELADDR)
 		req.ifa.ifa_scope = default_scope(&lcl);
 
-	ll_init_map(&rth);
-
 	if ((req.ifa.ifa_index = ll_name_to_index(d)) == 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find device \"%s\"\n", d);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/ip/ipaddrlabel.c b/ip/ipaddrlabel.c
index eb6a48c..1789d9c 100644
--- a/ip/ipaddrlabel.c
+++ b/ip/ipaddrlabel.c
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@
 
 int do_ipaddrlabel(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	ll_init_map(&rth);
-
 	if (argc < 1) {
 		return ipaddrlabel_list(0, NULL);
 	} else if (matches(argv[0], "list") == 0 ||
diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index 5c7b43c..dc98019 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -533,8 +533,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	ll_init_map(&rth);
-
 	if (!(flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
 		if (!dev) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Not enough information: \"dev\" "
diff --git a/ip/iproute.c b/ip/iproute.c
index 2c2a331..adef774 100644
--- a/ip/iproute.c
+++ b/ip/iproute.c
@@ -970,8 +970,6 @@
 	if (d || nhs_ok)  {
 		int idx;
 
-		ll_init_map(&rth);
-
 		if (d) {
 			if ((idx = ll_name_to_index(d)) == 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Cannot find device \"%s\"\n", d);
@@ -1265,8 +1263,6 @@
 	if (do_ipv6 == AF_UNSPEC && filter.tb)
 		do_ipv6 = AF_INET;
 
-	ll_init_map(&rth);
-
 	if (id || od)  {
 		int idx;
 
@@ -1452,8 +1448,6 @@
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	ll_init_map(&rth);
-
 	if (idev || odev)  {
 		int idx;
 
diff --git a/ip/xfrm_monitor.c b/ip/xfrm_monitor.c
index bfc48f1..a1f5d53 100644
--- a/ip/xfrm_monitor.c
+++ b/ip/xfrm_monitor.c
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@
 		return rtnl_from_file(fp, xfrm_accept_msg, (void*)stdout);
 	}
 
-	//ll_init_map(&rth);
-
 	if (rtnl_open_byproto(&rth, groups, NETLINK_XFRM) < 0)
 		exit(1);