diff --git a/nest/proto-hooks.c b/nest/proto-hooks.c
index 0cd4ac37..716ce86c 100644
--- a/nest/proto-hooks.c
+++ b/nest/proto-hooks.c
@@ -75,16 +75,6 @@ int reconfigure(struct proto *p, struct proto_config *c)
 void dump(struct proto *p)
 { DUMMY; }
 
-/**
- * dump_attrs - dump protocol-dependent attributes
- * @e: a route entry
- *
- * This hook dumps all attributes in the &rte which belong to this
- * protocol to the debug output.
- */
-void dump_attrs(rte *e)
-{ DUMMY; }
-
 /**
  * start - request instance startup
  * @p: protocol instance
diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index 9b827e73..21e0f192 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct protocol {
   struct proto * (*init)(struct proto_config *);		/* Create new instance */
   int (*reconfigure)(struct proto *, struct proto_config *);	/* Try to reconfigure instance, returns success */
   void (*dump)(struct proto *);			/* Debugging dump */
-  void (*dump_attrs)(struct rte *);		/* Dump protocol-dependent attributes */
   int (*start)(struct proto *);			/* Start the instance */
   int (*shutdown)(struct proto *);		/* Stop the instance */
   void (*cleanup)(struct proto *);		/* Called after shutdown when protocol became hungry/down */
@@ -460,7 +459,6 @@ struct channel_class {
 
 
   void (*dump)(struct proto *);			/* Debugging dump */
-  void (*dump_attrs)(struct rte *);		/* Dump protocol-dependent attributes */
 
   void (*get_status)(struct proto *, byte *buf); /* Get instance status (for `show protocols' command) */
   void (*get_route_info)(struct rte *, byte *buf); /* Get route information (for `show route' command) */
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index bddb5ebe..2e5320d5 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -1465,8 +1465,6 @@ rte_dump(rte *e)
   debug("%-1N ", n->n.addr);
   debug("PF=%02x ", e->pflags);
   rta_dump(e->attrs);
-  if (e->attrs->src->proto->proto->dump_attrs)
-    e->attrs->src->proto->proto->dump_attrs(e);
   debug("\n");
 }