diff --git a/pkg/datapath/linux/linux_defaults/linux_defaults.go b/pkg/datapath/linux/linux_defaults/linux_defaults.go
index 1258fc3f7c8b8..f97de6f192b47 100644
--- a/pkg/datapath/linux/linux_defaults/linux_defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/datapath/linux/linux_defaults/linux_defaults.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ package linux_defaults
 
 import (
 	"time"
-
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 // Linux specific constants used in Linux datapath
@@ -66,9 +64,6 @@ const (
 	// IPSecProtocolID IP protocol ID for IPSec defined in RFC4303
 	RouteProtocolIPSec = 50
 
-	// RTProto is the default protocol we install our fib rules and routes with
-	RTProto = unix.RTPROT_KERNEL
-
 	// RulePriorityWireguard is the priority of the rule used for routing packets to Wireguard device for encryption
 	RulePriorityWireguard = 1