diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.Y b/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.Y
index c448d895..c5dcf620 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.Y
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink/netlink.Y
@@ -18,13 +18,8 @@ CF_ADDTO(kern_proto, kern_proto nl_item ';')
 
 nl_item:
    KERNEL TABLE expr {
-#ifndef IPV6
 	if ($3 <= 0 || $3 >= NL_NUM_TABLES)
 	  cf_error("Kernel routing table number out of range");
-#else
-	if ($3 != 254)
-	  cf_error("Linux implementation of IPv6 doesn't support multiple routing tables");
-#endif
 	THIS_KRT->scan.table_id = $3;
    }
  ;