diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index 28366f4..4e54eb8 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     prlimit \
     renice \
     restorecon \
-    route \
     sendevent \
     setprop \
     start \
diff --git a/toolbox/route.c b/toolbox/route.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e10014..0000000
--- a/toolbox/route.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2009, The Android Open Source Project
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *  * Neither the name of Google, Inc. nor the names of its contributors
- *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
- *    software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
- * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <linux/route.h>
-
-static inline int set_address(const char *address, struct sockaddr *sa) {
-    return inet_aton(address, &((struct sockaddr_in *)sa)->sin_addr);
-}
-
-/* current support the following routing entries */
-/* route add default dev wlan0 */
-/* route add default gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 */
-/* route add -net 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.1 */
-
-int route_main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    struct rtentry rt = {
-        .rt_dst     = {.sa_family = AF_INET},
-        .rt_genmask = {.sa_family = AF_INET},
-        .rt_gateway = {.sa_family = AF_INET},
-    };
-
-    errno = EINVAL;
-    if (argc > 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "add")) {
-        if (!strcmp(argv[2], "default")) {
-            /* route add default dev wlan0 */
-            if (argc > 4 && !strcmp(argv[3], "dev")) {
-                rt.rt_flags = RTF_UP;
-                rt.rt_dev = argv[4];
-                errno = 0;
-                goto apply;
-            }
-
-            /* route add default gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 */
-            if (argc > 6 && !strcmp(argv[3], "gw") && !strcmp(argv[5], "dev")) {
-                rt.rt_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_GATEWAY;
-                rt.rt_dev = argv[6];
-                if (set_address(argv[4], &rt.rt_gateway)) {
-                    errno = 0;
-                }
-                goto apply;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /* route add -net 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.1 */
-        if (argc > 7 && !strcmp(argv[2], "-net") &&
-                !strcmp(argv[4], "netmask")) {
-            if (!strcmp(argv[6], "gw")) {
-                rt.rt_flags = RTF_UP | RTF_GATEWAY;
-                if (set_address(argv[3], &rt.rt_dst) &&
-                    set_address(argv[5], &rt.rt_genmask) &&
-                    set_address(argv[7], &rt.rt_gateway)) {
-                    errno = 0;
-                }
-                goto apply;
-            } else if (!strcmp(argv[6], "dev")) {
-                rt.rt_flags = RTF_UP;
-                rt.rt_dev = argv[7];
-                if (set_address(argv[3], &rt.rt_dst) &&
-                    set_address(argv[5], &rt.rt_genmask)) {
-                    errno = 0;
-                }
-                goto apply;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-apply:
-    if (!errno) {
-        int s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-        if (s != -1 && (ioctl(s, SIOCADDRT, &rt) != -1 || errno == EEXIST)) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    puts(strerror(errno));
-    return errno;
-}