diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
index 9dbced6c0c..d2a8768a42 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
@@ -568,8 +568,6 @@ static int routing_policy_rule_configure_internal(RoutingPolicyRule *rule, int f
                         return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append FRA_SUPPRESS_PREFIXLEN attribute: %m");
         }
 
-        rule->link = link;
-
         r = netlink_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, NULL, m,
                                routing_policy_rule_handler,
                                link_netlink_destroy_callback, link);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
index 9b4f979f7b..ac5cbbed0e 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ typedef struct Manager Manager;
 typedef struct RoutingPolicyRule {
         Manager *manager;
         Network *network;
-        Link *link;
         NetworkConfigSection *section;
 
         bool invert_rule;