--- b/tests/topotests/zebra_multiple_connected/test_zebra_multiple_connected.py
+++ a/tests/topotests/zebra_multiple_connected/test_zebra_multiple_connected.py
@@ -144,23 +144,6 @@
     assert result is None, "Kernel route is missing from zebra"
 
 
-def test_zebra_noprefix_connected():
-    "Test that a noprefixroute created does not create a connected route"
-
-    tgen = get_topogen()
-    if tgen.routers_have_failure():
-        pytest.skip(tgen.errors)
-
-    router = tgen.gears["r1"]
-    router.run("ip addr add 192.168.44.1/24 dev r1-eth1 noprefixroute")
-    expected = "% Network not in table"
-    test_func = partial(
-        topotest.router_output_cmp, router, "show ip route 192.168.44.0/24", expected
-    )
-    result, diff = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, "", count=20, wait=1)
-    assert result, "Connected Route should not have been added"
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = ["-s"] + sys.argv[1:]
     sys.exit(pytest.main(args))
--- b/zebra/if_netlink.c
+++ a/zebra/if_netlink.c
@@ -1423,9 +1423,6 @@
 	if (kernel_flags & IFA_F_SECONDARY)
 		dplane_ctx_intf_set_secondary(ctx);
 
-	if (kernel_flags & IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE)
-		dplane_ctx_intf_set_noprefixroute(ctx);
-
 	/* Label */
 	if (tb[IFA_LABEL]) {
 		label = (char *)RTA_DATA(tb[IFA_LABEL]);
--- b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
+++ a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@
 #define DPLANE_INTF_BROADCAST   (1 << 2)
 #define DPLANE_INTF_HAS_DEST    DPLANE_INTF_CONNECTED
 #define DPLANE_INTF_HAS_LABEL   (1 << 4)
-#define DPLANE_INTF_NOPREFIXROUTE (1 << 5)
 
 	/* Interface address/prefix */
 	struct prefix prefix;
@@ -2542,13 +2541,6 @@
 	return (ctx->u.intf.flags & DPLANE_INTF_CONNECTED);
 }
 
-bool dplane_ctx_intf_is_noprefixroute(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
-
-	return (ctx->u.intf.flags & DPLANE_INTF_NOPREFIXROUTE);
-}
-
 bool dplane_ctx_intf_is_secondary(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
@@ -2577,13 +2569,6 @@
 	ctx->u.intf.flags |= DPLANE_INTF_SECONDARY;
 }
 
-void dplane_ctx_intf_set_noprefixroute(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
-
-	ctx->u.intf.flags |= DPLANE_INTF_NOPREFIXROUTE;
-}
-
 void dplane_ctx_intf_set_broadcast(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	DPLANE_CTX_VALID(ctx);
--- b/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
+++ a/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
@@ -658,8 +658,6 @@
 void dplane_ctx_intf_set_connected(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
 bool dplane_ctx_intf_is_secondary(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
 void dplane_ctx_intf_set_secondary(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
-bool dplane_ctx_intf_is_noprefixroute(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
-void dplane_ctx_intf_set_noprefixroute(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
 bool dplane_ctx_intf_is_broadcast(const struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
 void dplane_ctx_intf_set_broadcast(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx);
 const struct prefix *dplane_ctx_get_intf_addr(
--- b/lib/if.h
+++ a/lib/if.h
@@ -434,8 +434,6 @@
 #define ZEBRA_IFA_SECONDARY    (1 << 0)
 #define ZEBRA_IFA_PEER         (1 << 1)
 #define ZEBRA_IFA_UNNUMBERED   (1 << 2)
-#define ZEBRA_IFA_NOPREFIXROUTE (1 << 3)
-
 	/* N.B. the ZEBRA_IFA_PEER flag should be set if and only if
 	   a peer address has been configured.  If this flag is set,
 	   the destination field must contain the peer address.
--- b/zebra/connected.c
+++ a/zebra/connected.c
@@ -282,15 +282,13 @@
 			return;
 	}
 
+	rib_add(afi, SAFI_UNICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id, ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0,
+		flags, &p, NULL, &nh, 0, zvrf->table_id, metric, 0, 0, 0,
+		false);
-	if (!CHECK_FLAG(ifc->flags, ZEBRA_IFA_NOPREFIXROUTE)) {
-		rib_add(afi, SAFI_UNICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id,
-			ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0, flags, &p, NULL, &nh, 0,
-			zvrf->table_id, metric, 0, 0, 0, false);
 
+	rib_add(afi, SAFI_MULTICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id, ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0,
+		flags, &p, NULL, &nh, 0, zvrf->table_id, metric, 0, 0, 0,
+		false);
-		rib_add(afi, SAFI_MULTICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id,
-			ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0, flags, &p, NULL, &nh, 0,
-			zvrf->table_id, metric, 0, 0, 0, false);
-	}
 
 	if (install_local) {
 		rib_add(afi, SAFI_UNICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id, ZEBRA_ROUTE_LOCAL,
@@ -483,15 +481,11 @@
 	 * Same logic as for connected_up(): push the changes into the
 	 * head.
 	 */
+	rib_delete(afi, SAFI_UNICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id, ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0,
+		   0, &p, NULL, &nh, 0, zvrf->table_id, 0, 0, false);
-	if (!CHECK_FLAG(ifc->flags, ZEBRA_IFA_NOPREFIXROUTE)) {
-		rib_delete(afi, SAFI_UNICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id,
-			   ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0, 0, &p, NULL, &nh, 0,
-			   zvrf->table_id, 0, 0, false);
 
+	rib_delete(afi, SAFI_MULTICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id, ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT,
+		   0, 0, &p, NULL, &nh, 0, zvrf->table_id, 0, 0, false);
-		rib_delete(afi, SAFI_MULTICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id,
-			   ZEBRA_ROUTE_CONNECT, 0, 0, &p, NULL, &nh, 0,
-			   zvrf->table_id, 0, 0, false);
-	}
 
 	if (remove_local) {
 		rib_delete(afi, SAFI_UNICAST, zvrf->vrf->vrf_id,
--- b/zebra/interface.c
+++ a/zebra/interface.c
@@ -1317,9 +1317,6 @@
 	if (dplane_ctx_intf_is_secondary(ctx))
 		SET_FLAG(flags, ZEBRA_IFA_SECONDARY);
 
-	if (dplane_ctx_intf_is_noprefixroute(ctx))
-		SET_FLAG(flags, ZEBRA_IFA_NOPREFIXROUTE);
-
 	/* Label? */
 	if (dplane_ctx_intf_has_label(ctx))
 		label = dplane_ctx_get_intf_label(ctx);
@@ -2337,12 +2334,6 @@
 	else if (CHECK_FLAG(connected->flags, ZEBRA_IFA_SECONDARY))
 		vty_out(vty, " secondary");
 
-	if (json)
-		json_object_boolean_add(json_addr, "noPrefixRoute",
-					CHECK_FLAG(connected->flags, ZEBRA_IFA_NOPREFIXROUTE));
-	else if (CHECK_FLAG(connected->flags, ZEBRA_IFA_NOPREFIXROUTE))
-		vty_out(vty, " noprefixroute");
-
 	if (json)
 		json_object_boolean_add(
 			json_addr, "unnumbered",