diff --git a/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/services.py b/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/services.py
index 3f911aef..ba9ef29c 100644
--- a/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/services.py
+++ b/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/services.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class NrlSmf(ConfigService):
     modes: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = {}
 
     def data(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        has_arouted = "arouted" in self.node.config_services
         has_nhdp = "NHDP" in self.node.config_services
         has_olsr = "OLSR" in self.node.config_services
         ifnames = []
@@ -78,11 +77,7 @@ class NrlSmf(ConfigService):
                 ip4_prefix = f"{ip4.ip}/{24}"
                 break
         return dict(
-            has_arouted=has_arouted,
-            has_nhdp=has_nhdp,
-            has_olsr=has_olsr,
-            ifnames=ifnames,
-            ip4_prefix=ip4_prefix,
+            has_nhdp=has_nhdp, has_olsr=has_olsr, ifnames=ifnames, ip4_prefix=ip4_prefix
         )
 
 
@@ -167,27 +162,3 @@ class MgenActor(ConfigService):
     validation_mode: ConfigServiceMode = ConfigServiceMode.BLOCKING
     default_configs: List[Configuration] = []
     modes: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = {}
-
-
-class Arouted(ConfigService):
-    name: str = "arouted"
-    group: str = GROUP
-    directories: List[str] = []
-    files: List[str] = ["startarouted.sh"]
-    executables: List[str] = ["arouted"]
-    dependencies: List[str] = []
-    startup: List[str] = ["bash startarouted.sh"]
-    validate: List[str] = ["pidof arouted"]
-    shutdown: List[str] = ["pkill arouted"]
-    validation_mode: ConfigServiceMode = ConfigServiceMode.BLOCKING
-    default_configs: List[Configuration] = []
-    modes: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = {}
-
-    def data(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        ip4_prefix = None
-        for iface in self.node.get_ifaces(control=False):
-            ip4 = iface.get_ip4()
-            if ip4:
-                ip4_prefix = f"{ip4.ip}/{24}"
-                break
-        return dict(ip4_prefix=ip4_prefix)
diff --git a/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/templates/startarouted.sh b/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/templates/startarouted.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 20bcc45e..00000000
--- a/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/templates/startarouted.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-for f in "/tmp/${node.name}_smf"; do
-    count=1
-    until [ -e "$f" ]; do
-        if [ $count -eq 10 ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: nrlmsf pipe not found: $f" >&2
-            exit 1
-        fi
-        sleep 0.1
-        count=$(($count + 1))
-    done
-done
-
-ip route add ${ip4_prefix} dev lo
-arouted instance ${node.name}_smf tap ${node.name}_tap stability 10 2>&1 > /var/log/arouted.log &
diff --git a/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/templates/startsmf.sh b/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/templates/startsmf.sh
index 921568de..458b3ee9 100644
--- a/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/templates/startsmf.sh
+++ b/daemon/core/configservices/nrlservices/templates/startsmf.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <%
   ifaces = ",".join(ifnames)
-  arouted = ""
-  if has_arouted:
-    arouted = "tap %s_tap unicast %s push lo,%s resequence on" % (node.name, ip4_prefix, ifnames[0])
   if has_nhdp:
     flood = "ecds"
   elif has_olsr:
@@ -12,4 +9,4 @@
 %>
 #!/bin/sh
 # auto-generated by NrlSmf service
-nrlsmf instance ${node.name}_smf ${ifaces} ${arouted} ${flood} hash MD5 log /var/log/nrlsmf.log < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+nrlsmf instance ${node.name}_smf ${flood} ${ifaces} hash MD5 log /var/log/nrlsmf.log < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 &
diff --git a/daemon/core/services/nrl.py b/daemon/core/services/nrl.py
index 91e053b2..9ef4e1d8 100644
--- a/daemon/core/services/nrl.py
+++ b/daemon/core/services/nrl.py
@@ -118,12 +118,6 @@ class NrlSmf(NrlService):
         ifaces = node.get_ifaces(control=False)
         if len(ifaces) == 0:
             return ""
-
-        if "arouted" in servicenames:
-            comments += "# arouted service is enabled\n"
-            cmd += " tap %s_tap" % (node.name,)
-            cmd += " unicast %s" % cls.firstipv4prefix(node, 24)
-            cmd += " push lo,%s resequence on" % ifaces[0].name
         if len(ifaces) > 0:
             if "NHDP" in servicenames:
                 comments += "# NHDP service is enabled\n"
@@ -586,46 +580,3 @@ class MgenActor(NrlService):
             return ""
         cfg += comments + cmd + " < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 &\n\n"
         return cfg
-
-
-class Arouted(NrlService):
-    """
-    Adaptive Routing
-    """
-
-    name: str = "arouted"
-    executables: Tuple[str, ...] = ("arouted",)
-    configs: Tuple[str, ...] = ("startarouted.sh",)
-    startup: Tuple[str, ...] = ("bash startarouted.sh",)
-    shutdown: Tuple[str, ...] = ("pkill arouted",)
-    validate: Tuple[str, ...] = ("pidof arouted",)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def generate_config(cls, node: CoreNode, filename: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Return the Quagga.conf or quaggaboot.sh file contents.
-        """
-        cfg = (
-            """
-#!/bin/sh
-for f in "/tmp/%s_smf"; do
-    count=1
-    until [ -e "$f" ]; do
-        if [ $count -eq 10 ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: nrlmsf pipe not found: $f" >&2
-            exit 1
-        fi
-        sleep 0.1
-        count=$(($count + 1))
-    done
-done
-
-"""
-            % node.name
-        )
-        cfg += "ip route add %s dev lo\n" % cls.firstipv4prefix(node, 24)
-        cfg += "arouted instance %s_smf tap %s_tap" % (node.name, node.name)
-        # seconds to consider a new route valid
-        cfg += " stability 10"
-        cfg += " 2>&1 > /var/log/arouted.log &\n\n"
-        return cfg