diff --git a/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c b/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
index d22bc43e5e1d..e8d75289f9e2 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
@@ -2351,8 +2351,6 @@ icmp6_redirect_input(struct mbuf *m, int off)
 	int icmp6len = ntohs(ip6->ip6_plen);
 	char *lladdr = NULL;
 	int lladdrlen = 0;
-	u_char *redirhdr = NULL;
-	int redirhdrlen = 0;
 	struct rtentry *rt = NULL;
 	int is_router;
 	int is_onlink;
@@ -2488,11 +2486,6 @@ icmp6_redirect_input(struct mbuf *m, int off)
 		lladdrlen = ndopts.nd_opts_tgt_lladdr->nd_opt_len << 3;
 	}
 
-	if (ndopts.nd_opts_rh) {
-		redirhdrlen = ndopts.nd_opts_rh->nd_opt_rh_len;
-		redirhdr = (u_char *)(ndopts.nd_opts_rh + 1); /* xxx */
-	}
-
 	if (lladdr && ((ifp->if_addrlen + 2 + 7) & ~7) != lladdrlen) {
 		nd6log((LOG_INFO,
 		    "icmp6_redirect_input: lladdrlen mismatch for %s "