diff --git a/examples/simple-p2p.cc b/examples/simple-p2p.cc
index 09f8721d8..ca2bd1e78 100644
--- a/examples/simple-p2p.cc
+++ b/examples/simple-p2p.cc
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   ipv4->SetDefaultRoute (Ipv4Address ("10.1.1.2"), 1);
   ipv4 = n3->QueryInterface<IIpv4> (IIpv4::iid);
   ipv4->SetDefaultRoute (Ipv4Address ("10.1.3.1"), 1);
-
-  n0 = 0;
-  n1 = 0;
-  n2 = 0;
-  n3 = 0;
   
   // Configure tracing of all enqueue, dequeue, and NetDevice receive events
   // Trace output will be sent to the simple-p2p.tr file