diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
index e50a3150df..6216a06d20 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@
 
 static int ipv4ll_address_lost(Link *link) {
         _cleanup_(address_freep) Address *address = NULL;
-        _cleanup_(route_freep) Route *route = NULL;
         struct in_addr addr;
         int r;
 
         assert(link);
 
-        link->ipv4ll_route = false;
         link->ipv4ll_address = false;
 
         r = sd_ipv4ll_get_address(link->ipv4ll, &addr);
@@ -40,60 +38,11 @@ static int ipv4ll_address_lost(Link *link) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = route_new(&route);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not allocate route: %m");
-
-        route->family = AF_INET;
-        route->scope = RT_SCOPE_LINK;
-        route->priority = IPV4LL_ROUTE_METRIC;
-
-        r = route_remove(route, link, NULL);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
         link_check_ready(link);
 
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int ipv4ll_route_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link) {
-        int r;
-
-        assert(link);
-        assert(!link->ipv4ll_route);
-
-        r = sd_netlink_message_get_errno(m);
-        if (r < 0 && r != -EEXIST) {
-                log_link_error_errno(link, r, "could not set ipv4ll route: %m");
-                link_enter_failed(link);
-                return 1;
-        }
-
-        link->ipv4ll_route = true;
-
-        link_check_ready(link);
-
-        return 1;
-}
-
-static int ipv4ll_route_configure(Link *link) {
-        _cleanup_(route_freep) Route *route = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        r = route_new(&route);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
-
-        route->family = AF_INET;
-        route->scope = RT_SCOPE_LINK;
-        route->protocol = RTPROT_STATIC;
-        route->priority = IPV4LL_ROUTE_METRIC;
-        route->table = link_get_vrf_table(link);
-
-        return route_configure(route, link, ipv4ll_route_handler);
-}
-
 static int ipv4ll_address_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link) {
         int r;
 
@@ -109,12 +58,7 @@ static int ipv4ll_address_handler(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link
                 (void) manager_rtnl_process_address(rtnl, m, link->manager);
 
         link->ipv4ll_address = true;
-
-        r = ipv4ll_route_configure(link);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Failed to configure ipv4ll route: %m");
-                link_enter_failed(link);
-        }
+        link_check_ready(link);
 
         return 1;
 }
@@ -128,7 +72,6 @@ static int ipv4ll_address_claimed(sd_ipv4ll *ll, Link *link) {
         assert(link);
 
         link->ipv4ll_address = false;
-        link->ipv4ll_route = false;
 
         r = sd_ipv4ll_get_address(ll, &address);
         if (r == -ENOENT)
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index f5bb78890a..a05971c8d4 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ void link_check_ready(Link *link) {
 
         if (link_has_carrier(link) || !link->network->configure_without_carrier) {
 
-                if (link_ipv4ll_enabled(link, ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4) && !(link->ipv4ll_address && link->ipv4ll_route))
+                if (link_ipv4ll_enabled(link, ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4) && !link->ipv4ll_address)
                         return;
 
                 if (link_ipv6ll_enabled(link) &&
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ void link_check_ready(Link *link) {
                 if ((link_dhcp4_enabled(link) || link_dhcp6_enabled(link)) &&
                     !link->dhcp4_configured &&
                     !link->dhcp6_configured &&
-                    !(link_ipv4ll_enabled(link, ADDRESS_FAMILY_FALLBACK_IPV4) && link->ipv4ll_address && link->ipv4ll_route))
+                    !(link_ipv4ll_enabled(link, ADDRESS_FAMILY_FALLBACK_IPV4) && link->ipv4ll_address))
                         /* When DHCP is enabled, at least one protocol must provide an address, or
                          * an IPv4ll fallback address must be configured. */
                         return;
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.h b/src/network/networkd-link.h
index 3eff6fbc62..d364692c86 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ typedef struct Link {
 
         sd_ipv4ll *ipv4ll;
         bool ipv4ll_address:1;
-        bool ipv4ll_route:1;
 
         bool neighbors_configured;
 
diff --git a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
index 374d9cdefd..dd031de383 100755
--- a/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
+++ b/test/test-network/systemd-networkd-tests.py
@@ -2892,7 +2892,6 @@ class NetworkdDHCPClientTests(unittest.TestCase, Utilities):
         output = check_output('ip route show vrf vrf99')
         print(output)
         self.assertRegex(output, 'default via 192.168.5.1 dev veth99 proto dhcp src 192.168.5.')
-        self.assertRegex(output, 'default dev veth99 proto static scope link')
         self.assertRegex(output, '169.254.0.0/16 dev veth99 proto kernel scope link src 169.254')
         self.assertRegex(output, '192.168.5.0/24 dev veth99 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.5')
         self.assertRegex(output, '192.168.5.0/24 via 192.168.5.5 dev veth99 proto dhcp')