diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 00648e093351..331d26c1181e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -5797,41 +5797,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_commit(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_sp_adj_discard_write(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
-{
-	enum mlxsw_reg_ratr_trap_action trap_action;
-	char ratr_pl[MLXSW_REG_RATR_LEN];
-	int err;
-
-	if (mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index_valid)
-		return 0;
-
-	err = mlxsw_sp_kvdl_alloc(mlxsw_sp, MLXSW_SP_KVDL_ENTRY_TYPE_ADJ, 1,
-				  &mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	trap_action = MLXSW_REG_RATR_TRAP_ACTION_TRAP;
-	mlxsw_reg_ratr_pack(ratr_pl, MLXSW_REG_RATR_OP_WRITE_WRITE_ENTRY, true,
-			    MLXSW_REG_RATR_TYPE_ETHERNET,
-			    mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index,
-			    mlxsw_sp->router->lb_rif_index);
-	mlxsw_reg_ratr_trap_action_set(ratr_pl, trap_action);
-	mlxsw_reg_ratr_trap_id_set(ratr_pl, MLXSW_TRAP_ID_RTR_EGRESS0);
-	err = mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(ratr), ratr_pl);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_ratr_write;
-
-	mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index_valid = true;
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_ratr_write:
-	mlxsw_sp_kvdl_free(mlxsw_sp, MLXSW_SP_KVDL_ENTRY_TYPE_ADJ, 1,
-			   mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index);
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_op_remote(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 					struct mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_op_ctx *op_ctx,
 					struct mlxsw_sp_fib_entry *fib_entry,
@@ -5844,7 +5809,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_op_remote(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	u16 trap_id = 0;
 	u32 adjacency_index = 0;
 	u16 ecmp_size = 0;
-	int err;
 
 	/* In case the nexthop group adjacency index is valid, use it
 	 * with provided ECMP size. Otherwise, setup trap and pass
@@ -5855,11 +5819,8 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_fib_entry_op_remote(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 		adjacency_index = nhgi->adj_index;
 		ecmp_size = nhgi->ecmp_size;
 	} else if (!nhgi->adj_index_valid && nhgi->count && nhgi->nh_rif) {
-		err = mlxsw_sp_adj_discard_write(mlxsw_sp);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
 		trap_action = MLXSW_REG_RALUE_TRAP_ACTION_NOP;
-		adjacency_index = mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index;
+		adjacency_index = mlxsw_sp->router->adj_trap_index;
 		ecmp_size = 1;
 	} else {
 		trap_action = MLXSW_REG_RALUE_TRAP_ACTION_TRAP;
@@ -7418,16 +7379,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_router_fib_flush(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 			continue;
 		mlxsw_sp_vr_fib_flush(mlxsw_sp, vr, MLXSW_SP_L3_PROTO_IPV6);
 	}
-
-	/* After flushing all the routes, it is not possible anyone is still
-	 * using the adjacency index that is discarding packets, so free it in
-	 * case it was allocated.
-	 */
-	if (!mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index_valid)
-		return;
-	mlxsw_sp_kvdl_free(mlxsw_sp, MLXSW_SP_KVDL_ENTRY_TYPE_ADJ, 1,
-			   mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index);
-	mlxsw_sp->router->adj_discard_index_valid = false;
 }
 
 struct mlxsw_sp_fib6_event {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
index 0c4f5bf4efd9..cc32d25c3bb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ struct mlxsw_sp_router {
 	struct notifier_block inet6addr_nb;
 	const struct mlxsw_sp_rif_ops **rif_ops_arr;
 	const struct mlxsw_sp_ipip_ops **ipip_ops_arr;
-	u32 adj_discard_index;
-	bool adj_discard_index_valid;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_router_nve_decap nve_decap_config;
 	struct mutex lock; /* Protects shared router resources */
 	struct work_struct fib_event_work;