diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index ec4408fd..6059f7c2 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ struct proto {
   unsigned debug;			/* Debugging flags */
   pool *pool;				/* Local objects */
   unsigned preference;			/* Default route preference */
-  int ready;				/* Already initialized */
 
   void (*if_notify)(struct proto *, unsigned flags, struct iface *new, struct iface *old);
   void (*rt_notify)(struct proto *, struct network *net, struct rte *new, struct rte *old);
@@ -69,6 +68,8 @@ struct proto {
 
   int (*rta_same)(struct rtattr *, struct rtattr *);
   int (*rte_better)(struct rte *, struct rte *);
+  int (*rte_insert)(struct network *, struct rte *);
+  int (*rte_remove)(struct network *, struct rte *);
 
   /* Reconfigure function? */
   /* Interface patterns */
diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index 1bd20b63..e50de07d 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ net *net_get(rtable *tab, unsigned tos, ip_addr addr, unsigned len);
 rte *rte_find(net *net, struct proto *p);
 rte *rte_get_temp(struct rtattr *);
 void rte_update(net *net, struct proto *p, rte *new);
+void rte_discard(net *net, rte *old);
 void rte_dump(net *, rte *);
 void rt_dump(rtable *);
 void rt_dump_all(void);
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index e04d5990..0b8b7934 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -198,8 +198,20 @@ rte_update(net *net, struct proto *p, rte *new)
 	}
     }
   if (old)
-    rte_free(old);
+    {
+      if (p->rte_remove)
+	p->rte_remove(net, old);
+      rte_free(old);
+    }
   new->lastmod = now;
+  if (p->rte_insert)
+    p->rte_insert(net, new);
+}
+
+void
+rte_discard(net *net, rte *old)		/* Non-filtered route deletion, used during garbage collection */
+{
+  rte_update(net, old->attrs->proto, NULL);
 }
 
 void