diff --git a/lib/if.c b/lib/if.c
index cb2d086..f003754 100644
--- a/lib/if.c
+++ b/lib/if.c
@@ -46,52 +46,6 @@
   int (*if_delete_hook) (struct interface *);
 } if_master;
 
-/* Compare interface names */
-int
-if_cmp_func (struct interface *ifp1, struct interface *ifp2)
-{
-  unsigned int l1, l2;
-  long int x1, x2;
-  char *p1, *p2;
-  int res;
-
-  p1 = ifp1->name;
-  p2 = ifp2->name;
-
-  while (1) {
-    /* look up to any number */
-    l1 = strcspn(p1, "0123456789");
-    l2 = strcspn(p2, "0123456789");
-
-    /* name lengths are different -> compare names */
-    if (l1 != l2)
-      return (strcmp(p1, p2));
-
-    res = strncmp(p1, p2, l1);
-
-    /* names are different -> compare them */
-    if (res)
-      return res;
-
-    /* with identical name part, go to numeric part */
-
-    p1 += l1;
-    p2 += l1;
-
-    x1 = strtol(p1, &p1, 10);
-    x2 = strtol(p2, &p2, 10);
-
-    /* let's compare numbers now */
-    if (x1 < x2)
-      return -1;
-    if (x1 > x2)
-      return 1;
-
-    /* numbers were equal, lets do it again..
-    (it happens with name like "eth123.456:789") */
-  }
-}
-
 /* Create new interface structure. */
 struct interface *
 if_new ()
@@ -104,18 +58,13 @@
 }
 
 struct interface *
-if_create (char *name, int namelen)
+if_create ()
 {
   struct interface *ifp;
 
   ifp = if_new ();
   
-  if (name) {
-    strncpy (ifp->name, name, namelen);
-    listnode_add_sort (iflist, ifp);
-  } else {
-    listnode_add (iflist, ifp);
-  }
+  listnode_add (iflist, ifp);
   ifp->connected = list_new ();
   ifp->connected->del = (void (*) (void *)) connected_free;
 
@@ -299,7 +248,10 @@
 
   ifp = if_lookup_by_name (name);
   if (ifp == NULL)
-    ifp = if_create (name, IFNAMSIZ);
+    {
+      ifp = if_create ();
+      strncpy (ifp->name, name, IFNAMSIZ);
+    }
   return ifp;
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +430,10 @@
   ifp = if_lookup_by_name (argv[0]);
 
   if (ifp == NULL)
-    ifp = if_create (argv[0], INTERFACE_NAMSIZ);
+    {
+      ifp = if_create ();
+      strncpy (ifp->name, argv[0], INTERFACE_NAMSIZ);
+    }
   vty->index = ifp;
   vty->node = INTERFACE_NODE;
 
@@ -848,10 +803,8 @@
   iflist = list_new ();
   ifaddr_ipv4_table = route_table_init ();
 
-  if (iflist) {
-    iflist->cmp = (int (*)(void *, void *))if_cmp_func;
+  if (iflist)
     return;
-  }
 
   memset (&if_master, 0, sizeof if_master);
 }