diff --git a/src/ip6-manager/nm-ip6-manager.c b/src/ip6-manager/nm-ip6-manager.c
index 217fd8ed4..14861908c 100644
--- a/src/ip6-manager/nm-ip6-manager.c
+++ b/src/ip6-manager/nm-ip6-manager.c
@@ -1608,7 +1608,6 @@ nm_ip6_manager_init (NMIP6Manager *manager)
 
 	priv->monitor = nm_netlink_monitor_get ();
 	nm_netlink_monitor_subscribe (priv->monitor, RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, NULL);
-	nm_netlink_monitor_subscribe (priv->monitor, RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX, NULL);
 	nm_netlink_monitor_subscribe (priv->monitor, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE, NULL);
 	nm_netlink_monitor_subscribe (priv->monitor, RTNLGRP_ND_USEROPT, NULL);
 	nm_netlink_monitor_subscribe (priv->monitor, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL);