diff --git a/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.cc b/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.cc
index a739b424c..c7d7ac9f1 100644
--- a/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.cc
+++ b/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.cc
@@ -2101,7 +2101,7 @@ RoutingProtocol::PopulateTwoHopNeighborSet (const olsr::MessageHeader &msg,
                   // If the main address of the 2-hop neighbor address == main address
                   // of the receiving node, silently discard the 2-hop
                   // neighbor address.
-                  if (nb2hop_addr == m_routingAgentAddr)
+                  if (nb2hop_addr == m_mainAddress)
                     {
                       NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Ignoring 2-hop neighbor (it is the node itself)");
                       continue;
diff --git a/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.h b/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.h
index 7239aa9e0..9afbd3ecc 100644
--- a/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.h
+++ b/src/routing/olsr/model/olsr-routing-protocol.h
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ private:
   Ptr<Ipv4StaticRouting> m_hnaRoutingTable;
 
   EventGarbageCollector m_events;
-
-  /// Address of the routing agent.
-  Ipv4Address m_routingAgentAddr;
 	
   /// Packets sequence number counter.
   uint16_t m_packetSequenceNumber;