diff --git a/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c b/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
index a7bbac05ab03..54d7e1eb6513 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c
@@ -2184,7 +2184,6 @@ icmp6_reflect(struct mbuf *m, size_t off)
 	if (srcp == NULL) {
 		int e;
 		struct sockaddr_in6 sin6;
-		struct route_in6 ro;
 
 		/*
 		 * This case matches to multicasts, our anycast, or unicasts
@@ -2196,10 +2195,7 @@ icmp6_reflect(struct mbuf *m, size_t off)
 		sin6.sin6_len = sizeof(sin6);
 		sin6.sin6_addr = ip6->ip6_dst; /* zone ID should be embedded */
 
-		bzero(&ro, sizeof(ro));
-		e = in6_selectsrc(&sin6, NULL, NULL, &ro, NULL, &outif, &src);
-		if (ro.ro_rt)
-			RTFREE(ro.ro_rt); /* XXX: we could use this */
+		e = in6_selectsrc(&sin6, NULL, NULL, NULL, &outif, &src);
 		if (e) {
 			char ip6buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 			nd6log((LOG_DEBUG,
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c b/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
index 9f876a4cbb92..67ecb8ca0b69 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ in6_pcbladdr(register struct inpcb *inp, struct sockaddr *nam,
 		return (error);
 
 	error = in6_selectsrc(sin6, inp->in6p_outputopts,
-	    inp, NULL, inp->inp_cred, &ifp, &in6a);
+	    inp, inp->inp_cred, &ifp, &in6a);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6_src.c b/sys/netinet6/in6_src.c
index c2e26f8fd2e2..fb362e25013a 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6_src.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6_src.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int selectroute(struct sockaddr_in6 *, struct ip6_pktopts *,
 	struct ip6_moptions *, struct route_in6 *, struct ifnet **,
 	struct rtentry **, int, u_int);
 static int in6_selectif(struct sockaddr_in6 *, struct ip6_pktopts *,
-	struct ip6_moptions *, struct route_in6 *ro, struct ifnet **,
+	struct ip6_moptions *, struct ifnet **,
 	struct ifnet *, u_int);
 
 static struct in6_addrpolicy *lookup_addrsel_policy(struct sockaddr_in6 *);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static struct in6_addrpolicy *match_addrsel_policy(struct sockaddr_in6 *);
 
 int
 in6_selectsrc(struct sockaddr_in6 *dstsock, struct ip6_pktopts *opts,
-    struct inpcb *inp, struct route_in6 *ro, struct ucred *cred,
+    struct inpcb *inp, struct ucred *cred,
     struct ifnet **ifpp, struct in6_addr *srcp)
 {
 	struct rm_priotracker in6_ifa_tracker;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ in6_selectsrc(struct sockaddr_in6 *dstsock, struct ip6_pktopts *opts,
 		struct in6_ifaddr *ia6;
 
 		/* get the outgoing interface */
-		if ((error = in6_selectif(dstsock, opts, mopts, ro, &ifp, oifp,
+		if ((error = in6_selectif(dstsock, opts, mopts, &ifp, oifp,
 		    (inp != NULL) ? inp->inp_inc.inc_fibnum : RT_DEFAULT_FIB))
 		    != 0)
 			return (error);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ in6_selectsrc(struct sockaddr_in6 *dstsock, struct ip6_pktopts *opts,
 	 * the outgoing interface and the destination address.
 	 */
 	/* get the outgoing interface */
-	if ((error = in6_selectif(dstsock, opts, mopts, ro, &ifp, oifp,
+	if ((error = in6_selectif(dstsock, opts, mopts, &ifp, oifp,
 	    (inp != NULL) ? inp->inp_inc.inc_fibnum : RT_DEFAULT_FIB)) != 0)
 		return (error);
 
@@ -761,24 +761,27 @@ selectroute(struct sockaddr_in6 *dstsock, struct ip6_pktopts *opts,
 
 static int
 in6_selectif(struct sockaddr_in6 *dstsock, struct ip6_pktopts *opts,
-    struct ip6_moptions *mopts, struct route_in6 *ro, struct ifnet **retifp,
+    struct ip6_moptions *mopts, struct ifnet **retifp,
     struct ifnet *oifp, u_int fibnum)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct route_in6 sro;
 	struct rtentry *rt = NULL;
+	int rt_flags;
 
 	KASSERT(retifp != NULL, ("%s: retifp is NULL", __func__));
 
-	if (ro == NULL) {
-		bzero(&sro, sizeof(sro));
-		ro = &sro;
-	}
+	bzero(&sro, sizeof(sro));
+	rt_flags = 0;
 
-	if ((error = selectroute(dstsock, opts, mopts, ro, retifp,
-	    &rt, 1, fibnum)) != 0) {
-		if (ro == &sro && rt && rt == sro.ro_rt)
-			RTFREE(rt);
+	error = selectroute(dstsock, opts, mopts, &sro, retifp, &rt, 1, fibnum);
+
+	if (rt)
+		rt_flags = rt->rt_flags;
+	if (rt && rt == sro.ro_rt)
+		RTFREE(rt);
+
+	if (error != 0) {
 		/* Help ND. See oifp comment in in6_selectsrc(). */
 		if (oifp != NULL && fibnum == RT_DEFAULT_FIB) {
 			*retifp = oifp;
@@ -804,16 +807,12 @@ in6_selectif(struct sockaddr_in6 *dstsock, struct ip6_pktopts *opts,
 	 * Although this may not be very harmful, it should still be confusing.
 	 * We thus reject the case here.
 	 */
-	if (rt && (rt->rt_flags & (RTF_REJECT | RTF_BLACKHOLE))) {
-		int flags = (rt->rt_flags & RTF_HOST ? EHOSTUNREACH : ENETUNREACH);
 
-		if (ro == &sro && rt && rt == sro.ro_rt)
-			RTFREE(rt);
-		return (flags);
+	if (rt_flags & (RTF_REJECT | RTF_BLACKHOLE)) {
+		error = (rt_flags & RTF_HOST ? EHOSTUNREACH : ENETUNREACH);
+		return (error);
 	}
 
-	if (ro == &sro && rt && rt == sro.ro_rt)
-		RTFREE(rt);
 	return (0);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h b/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h
index 2159f29536e7..f43a28c199b1 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h
+++ b/sys/netinet6/ip6_var.h
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int	dest6_input(struct mbuf **, int *, int);
 int	none_input(struct mbuf **, int *, int);
 
 int	in6_selectsrc(struct sockaddr_in6 *, struct ip6_pktopts *,
-	struct inpcb *inp, struct route_in6 *, struct ucred *cred,
+	struct inpcb *inp, struct ucred *cred,
 	struct ifnet **, struct in6_addr *);
 int in6_selectroute(struct sockaddr_in6 *, struct ip6_pktopts *,
 	struct ip6_moptions *, struct route_in6 *, struct ifnet **,
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c b/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c
index 80a5cd3ee972..407c6e51b40b 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/nd6_nbr.c
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ nd6_ns_output_fib(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in6_addr *saddr6,
 	int icmp6len;
 	int maxlen;
 	caddr_t mac;
-	struct route_in6 ro;
 
 	if (IN6_IS_ADDR_MULTICAST(taddr6))
 		return;
@@ -428,8 +427,6 @@ nd6_ns_output_fib(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in6_addr *saddr6,
 		return;
 	M_SETFIB(m, fibnum);
 
-	bzero(&ro, sizeof(ro));
-
 	if (daddr6 == NULL || IN6_IS_ADDR_MULTICAST(daddr6)) {
 		m->m_flags |= M_MCAST;
 		im6o.im6o_multicast_ifp = ifp;
@@ -497,7 +494,7 @@ nd6_ns_output_fib(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in6_addr *saddr6,
 
 			oifp = ifp;
 			error = in6_selectsrc(&dst_sa, NULL,
-			    NULL, &ro, NULL, &oifp, &src_in);
+			    NULL, NULL, &oifp, &src_in);
 			if (error) {
 				char ip6buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 				nd6log((LOG_DEBUG, "%s: source can't be "
@@ -585,21 +582,15 @@ nd6_ns_output_fib(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in6_addr *saddr6,
 		m_tag_prepend(m, mtag);
 	}
 
-	ip6_output(m, NULL, &ro, (nonce != NULL) ? IPV6_UNSPECSRC : 0,
+	ip6_output(m, NULL, NULL, (nonce != NULL) ? IPV6_UNSPECSRC : 0,
 	    &im6o, NULL, NULL);
 	icmp6_ifstat_inc(ifp, ifs6_out_msg);
 	icmp6_ifstat_inc(ifp, ifs6_out_neighborsolicit);
 	ICMP6STAT_INC(icp6s_outhist[ND_NEIGHBOR_SOLICIT]);
 
-	/* We don't cache this route. */
-	RO_RTFREE(&ro);
-
 	return;
 
   bad:
-	if (ro.ro_rt) {
-		RTFREE(ro.ro_rt);
-	}
 	m_freem(m);
 	return;
 }
@@ -960,9 +951,6 @@ nd6_na_output_fib(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in6_addr *daddr6_0,
 	struct sockaddr_in6 dst_sa;
 	int icmp6len, maxlen, error;
 	caddr_t mac = NULL;
-	struct route_in6 ro;
-
-	bzero(&ro, sizeof(ro));
 
 	daddr6 = *daddr6_0;	/* make a local copy for modification */
 
@@ -1020,9 +1008,8 @@ nd6_na_output_fib(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in6_addr *daddr6_0,
 	/*
 	 * Select a source whose scope is the same as that of the dest.
 	 */
-	bcopy(&dst_sa, &ro.ro_dst, sizeof(dst_sa));
 	oifp = ifp;
-	error = in6_selectsrc(&dst_sa, NULL, NULL, &ro, NULL, &oifp, &src);
+	error = in6_selectsrc(&dst_sa, NULL, NULL, NULL, &oifp, &src);
 	if (error) {
 		char ip6buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 		nd6log((LOG_DEBUG, "nd6_na_output: source can't be "
@@ -1093,20 +1080,14 @@ nd6_na_output_fib(struct ifnet *ifp, const struct in6_addr *daddr6_0,
 		m_tag_prepend(m, mtag);
 	}
 
-	ip6_output(m, NULL, &ro, 0, &im6o, NULL, NULL);
+	ip6_output(m, NULL, NULL, 0, &im6o, NULL, NULL);
 	icmp6_ifstat_inc(ifp, ifs6_out_msg);
 	icmp6_ifstat_inc(ifp, ifs6_out_neighboradvert);
 	ICMP6STAT_INC(icp6s_outhist[ND_NEIGHBOR_ADVERT]);
 
-	/* We don't cache this route. */
-	RO_RTFREE(&ro);
-
 	return;
 
   bad:
-	if (ro.ro_rt) {
-		RTFREE(ro.ro_rt);
-	}
 	m_freem(m);
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/raw_ip6.c b/sys/netinet6/raw_ip6.c
index 390194459441..0725842cbe7e 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/raw_ip6.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/raw_ip6.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ rip6_output(struct mbuf *m, struct socket *so, ...)
 	/*
 	 * Source address selection.
 	 */
-	error = in6_selectsrc(dstsock, optp, in6p, NULL, so->so_cred,
+	error = in6_selectsrc(dstsock, optp, in6p, so->so_cred,
 	    &oifp, &in6a);
 	if (error)
 		goto bad;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ rip6_connect(struct socket *so, struct sockaddr *nam, struct thread *td)
 	INP_WLOCK(inp);
 	/* Source address selection. XXX: need pcblookup? */
 	error = in6_selectsrc(addr, inp->in6p_outputopts,
-	    inp, NULL, so->so_cred, &ifp, &in6a);
+	    inp, so->so_cred, &ifp, &in6a);
 	if (error) {
 		INP_WUNLOCK(inp);
 		INP_INFO_WUNLOCK(&V_ripcbinfo);
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/udp6_usrreq.c b/sys/netinet6/udp6_usrreq.c
index 375c00d0a3e2..353b260d33ca 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/udp6_usrreq.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/udp6_usrreq.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ udp6_output(struct inpcb *inp, struct mbuf *m, struct sockaddr *addr6,
 		}
 
 		if (!IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(faddr)) {
-			error = in6_selectsrc(sin6, optp, inp, NULL,
+			error = in6_selectsrc(sin6, optp, inp,
 			    td->td_ucred, &oifp, &in6a);
 			if (error)
 				goto release;