diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 019ed503aadf..bd4803074776 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -5001,15 +5001,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib4_del(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 
 static bool mlxsw_sp_fib6_rt_should_ignore(const struct fib6_info *rt)
 {
-	/* Packets with link-local destination IP arriving to the router
-	 * are trapped to the CPU, so no need to program specific routes
-	 * for them. Only allow prefix routes (usually one fe80::/64) so
-	 * that packets are trapped for the right reason.
-	 */
-	if ((ipv6_addr_type(&rt->fib6_dst.addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) &&
-	    (rt->fib6_flags & (RTF_LOCAL | RTF_ANYCAST)))
-		return true;
-
 	/* Multicast routes aren't supported, so ignore them. Neighbour
 	 * Discovery packets are specifically trapped.
 	 */