Index: head/sys/net/rtsock.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/net/rtsock.c
+++ head/sys/net/rtsock.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
 		error = lla_rt_output(rtm, &info);
 #ifdef INET6
 		if (error == 0)
-			rti_need_deembed = (V_deembed_scopeid) ? 1 : 0;
+			rti_need_deembed = 1;
 #endif
 		goto flush;
 	}
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
 		error = rib_action(fibnum, rtm->rtm_type, &info, &rc);
 		if (error == 0) {
 #ifdef INET6
-			rti_need_deembed = (V_deembed_scopeid) ? 1 : 0;
+			rti_need_deembed = 1;
 #endif
 			rtm->rtm_index = rc.rc_nh_new->nh_ifp->if_index;
 			nh = rc.rc_nh_new;
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
 		}
 #ifdef INET6
 		/* rt_msg2() will not be used when RTM_DELETE fails. */
-		rti_need_deembed = (V_deembed_scopeid) ? 1 : 0;
+		rti_need_deembed = 1;
 #endif
 		break;
 
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@
 		rtinfo->rti_addrs |= (1 << i);
 		dlen = SA_SIZE(sa);
 #ifdef INET6
-		if (V_deembed_scopeid && sa->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+		if (sa->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
 			sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&ss;
 			bcopy(sa, sin6, sizeof(*sin6));
 			if (sa6_recoverscope(sin6) == 0)
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@
 			dlen = SA_SIZE(sa);
 		if (cp != NULL && buflen >= dlen) {
 #ifdef INET6
-			if (V_deembed_scopeid && sa->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
+			if (sa->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
 				sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)&ss;
 				bcopy(sa, sin6, sizeof(*sin6));
 				if (sa6_recoverscope(sin6) == 0)
Index: head/sys/netinet6/in6.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/netinet6/in6.c
+++ head/sys/netinet6/in6.c
@@ -2374,8 +2374,7 @@
 	ndpc.rtm.rtm_type = RTM_GET;
 	ndpc.rtm.rtm_flags = RTF_UP;
 	ndpc.rtm.rtm_addrs = RTA_DST | RTA_GATEWAY;
-	if (V_deembed_scopeid)
-		sa6_recoverscope(&ndpc.sin6);
+	sa6_recoverscope(&ndpc.sin6);
 
 	/* publish */
 	if (lle->la_flags & LLE_PUB)
Index: head/sys/netinet6/scope6.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/netinet6/scope6.c
+++ head/sys/netinet6/scope6.c
@@ -60,11 +60,7 @@
 #else
 VNET_DEFINE(int, ip6_use_defzone) = 0;
 #endif
-VNET_DEFINE(int, deembed_scopeid) = 1;
 SYSCTL_DECL(_net_inet6_ip6);
-SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_ip6, OID_AUTO, deembed_scopeid, CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW,
-    &VNET_NAME(deembed_scopeid), 0,
-    "Extract embedded zone ID and set it to sin6_scope_id in sockaddr_in6.");
 
 /*
  * The scope6_lock protects the global sid default stored in
Index: head/sys/netinet6/scope6_var.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/netinet6/scope6_var.h
+++ head/sys/netinet6/scope6_var.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 	uint32_t s6id_list[IPV6_ADDR_SCOPES_COUNT];
 };
 
-VNET_DECLARE(int, deembed_scopeid);
-#define V_deembed_scopeid       VNET(deembed_scopeid)
-
 void	scope6_init(void);
 struct scope6_id *scope6_ifattach(struct ifnet *);
 void	scope6_ifdetach(struct scope6_id *);