diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 29690414..d30573de 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -2293,9 +2293,6 @@ rt_free(resource *_r)
   DBG("Deleting routing table %s\n", r->name);
   ASSERT_DIE(r->use_count == 0);
 
-  if (r->internal)
-    return;
-
   r->config->table = NULL;
   rem_node(&r->n);
 
@@ -2362,25 +2359,22 @@ rt_setup(pool *pp, struct rtable_config *cf)
   };
   init_list(&t->exporter.hooks);
 
-  if (!(t->internal = cf->internal))
+  init_list(&t->imports);
+
+  hmap_init(&t->id_map, p, 1024);
+  hmap_set(&t->id_map, 0);
+
+  init_list(&t->subscribers);
+
+  t->rt_event = ev_new_init(p, rt_event, t);
+  t->last_rt_change = t->gc_time = current_time();
+
+  t->rl_pipe = (struct tbf) TBF_DEFAULT_LOG_LIMITS;
+
+  if (rt_is_flow(t))
   {
-    init_list(&t->imports);
-
-    hmap_init(&t->id_map, p, 1024);
-    hmap_set(&t->id_map, 0);
-
-    init_list(&t->subscribers);
-
-    t->rt_event = ev_new_init(p, rt_event, t);
-    t->last_rt_change = t->gc_time = current_time();
-
-    t->rl_pipe = (struct tbf) TBF_DEFAULT_LOG_LIMITS;
-
-    if (rt_is_flow(t))
-    {
-      t->flowspec_trie = f_new_trie(lp_new_default(p), 0);
-      t->flowspec_trie->ipv4 = (t->addr_type == NET_FLOW4);
-    }
+    t->flowspec_trie = f_new_trie(lp_new_default(p), 0);
+    t->flowspec_trie->ipv4 = (t->addr_type == NET_FLOW4);
   }
 
   return t;
diff --git a/nest/rt.h b/nest/rt.h
index 5a8c5a19..4b347170 100644
--- a/nest/rt.h
+++ b/nest/rt.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct rtable_config {
   int gc_max_ops;			/* Maximum number of operations before GC is run */
   int gc_min_time;			/* Minimum time between two consecutive GC runs */
   byte sorted;				/* Routes of network are sorted according to rte_better() */
-  byte internal;			/* Internal table of a protocol */
   byte trie_used;			/* Rtable has attached trie */
   btime min_settle_time;		/* Minimum settle time for notifications */
   btime max_settle_time;		/* Maximum settle time for notifications */
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ typedef struct rtable {
   byte prune_trie;			/* Prune prefix trie during next table prune */
   byte hcu_scheduled;			/* Hostcache update is scheduled */
   byte nhu_state;			/* Next Hop Update state */
-  byte internal;			/* This table is internal for some other object */
   struct fib_iterator prune_fit;	/* Rtable prune FIB iterator */
   struct fib_iterator nhu_fit;		/* Next Hop Update FIB iterator */
   struct f_trie *trie_new;		/* New prefix trie defined during pruning */