diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
index aa7dbce..81ff48d 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_routemap.c
@@ -92,107 +92,15 @@
       origin            :  Done
       tag               :  (This will not be implemented by bgpd)
       weight            :  Done
-      pathlimit		:  Done
 
 o Local extention
 
   set ipv6 next-hop global: Done
   set ipv6 next-hop local : Done
-  set pathlimit ttl       : Done
   set as-path exclude     : Done
-  match pathlimit as     : Done
 
 */ 
 
-/* Compiles either AS or TTL argument. It is amused the VTY code
- * has already range-checked the values to be suitable as TTL or ASN
- */
-static void *
-route_pathlimit_compile (const char *arg)
-{
-  unsigned long tmp;
-  u_int32_t *val;
-  char *endptr = NULL;
-
-  /* TTL or AS value shoud be integer. */
-  if (! all_digit (arg))
-    return NULL;
-  
-  tmp = strtoul (arg, &endptr, 10);
-  if (*endptr != '\0' || tmp == ULONG_MAX || tmp > UINT32_MAX)
-    return NULL;
-   
-  if (!(val = XMALLOC (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, sizeof (u_int32_t))))
-    return NULL;
-  
-  *val = tmp;
-  
-  return val;
-}
-
-static void
-route_pathlimit_free (void *rule)
-{
-  XFREE (MTYPE_ROUTE_MAP_COMPILED, rule);
-}
-
-static route_map_result_t
-route_match_pathlimit_as (void *rule, struct prefix *prefix, route_map_object_t type,
-      void *object)
-{
-  struct bgp_info *info = object;
-  struct attr *attr = info->attr;
-  uint32_t as = *(uint32_t *)rule;
-  
-  if (type != RMAP_BGP)
-    return RMAP_NOMATCH;
-  
-  if (!attr->pathlimit.as)
-    return RMAP_NOMATCH;
-  
-  if (as == attr->pathlimit.as)
-    return RMAP_MATCH;
-  
-  return RMAP_NOMATCH;
-}
-
-/* 'match pathlimit as' */
-struct route_map_rule_cmd route_match_pathlimit_as_cmd =
-{
-  "pathlimit as",
-  route_match_pathlimit_as,
-  route_pathlimit_compile,
-  route_pathlimit_free
-};
-
-/* Set pathlimit TTL. */
-static route_map_result_t
-route_set_pathlimit_ttl (void *rule, struct prefix *prefix,
-		         route_map_object_t type, void *object)
-{
-  struct bgp_info *info = object;
-  struct attr *attr = info->attr;
-  u_char ttl = *(uint32_t *)rule;
-  
-  if (type == RMAP_BGP)
-    {
-      attr->flag |= ATTR_FLAG_BIT (BGP_ATTR_AS_PATHLIMIT);
-      attr->pathlimit.ttl = ttl;
-      attr->pathlimit.as = 0;
-    }
-
-  return RMAP_OKAY;
-}
-
-/* Set local preference rule structure. */
-struct route_map_rule_cmd route_set_pathlimit_ttl_cmd = 
-{
-  "pathlimit ttl",
-  route_set_pathlimit_ttl,
-  route_pathlimit_compile,
-  route_pathlimit_free,
-};
-
  /* 'match peer (A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X)' */
 
 /* Compares the peer specified in the 'match peer' clause with the peer
@@ -3743,17 +3651,17 @@
        "BGP originator ID attribute\n"
        "IP address of originator\n")
 
-DEFUN (set_pathlimit_ttl,
+DEFUN_DEPRECATED (set_pathlimit_ttl,
        set_pathlimit_ttl_cmd,
        "set pathlimit ttl <1-255>",
        SET_STR
        "BGP AS-Pathlimit attribute\n"
        "Set AS-Path Hop-count TTL\n")
 {
-  return bgp_route_set_add (vty, vty->index, "pathlimit ttl", argv[0]);
+  return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-DEFUN (no_set_pathlimit_ttl,
+DEFUN_DEPRECATED (no_set_pathlimit_ttl,
        no_set_pathlimit_ttl_cmd,
        "no set pathlimit ttl",
        NO_STR
@@ -3761,10 +3669,7 @@
        "BGP AS-Pathlimit attribute\n"
        "Set AS-Path Hop-count TTL\n")
 {
-  if (argc == 0)
-    return bgp_route_set_delete (vty, vty->index, "pathlimit ttl", NULL);
-  
-  return bgp_route_set_delete (vty, vty->index, "pathlimit ttl", argv[0]);
+  return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 ALIAS (no_set_pathlimit_ttl,
@@ -3775,17 +3680,17 @@
        "BGP AS-Pathlimit attribute\n"
        "Set AS-Path Hop-count TTL\n")
 
-DEFUN (match_pathlimit_as,
+DEFUN_DEPRECATED (match_pathlimit_as,
        match_pathlimit_as_cmd,
        "match pathlimit as <1-65535>",
        MATCH_STR
        "BGP AS-Pathlimit attribute\n"
        "Match Pathlimit AS number\n")
 {
-  return bgp_route_match_add (vty, vty->index, "pathlimit as", argv[0]);
+  return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-DEFUN (no_match_pathlimit_as,
+DEFUN_DEPRECATED (no_match_pathlimit_as,
        no_match_pathlimit_as_cmd,
        "no match pathlimit as",
        NO_STR
@@ -3793,10 +3698,7 @@
        "BGP AS-Pathlimit attribute\n"
        "Match Pathlimit AS number\n")
 {
-  if (argc == 0)
-    return bgp_route_match_delete (vty, vty->index, "pathlimit as", NULL);
-  
-  return bgp_route_match_delete (vty, vty->index, "pathlimit as", argv[0]);
+  return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 ALIAS (no_match_pathlimit_as,
@@ -3959,10 +3861,9 @@
   install_element (RMAP_NODE, &no_set_ipv6_nexthop_local_val_cmd);
 #endif /* HAVE_IPV6 */
 
-  /* AS-Pathlimit */
-  route_map_install_match (&route_match_pathlimit_as_cmd);
-  route_map_install_set (&route_set_pathlimit_ttl_cmd);
-
+  /* AS-Pathlimit: functionality removed, commands kept for
+   * compatibility.
+   */
   install_element (RMAP_NODE, &set_pathlimit_ttl_cmd);
   install_element (RMAP_NODE, &no_set_pathlimit_ttl_cmd);
   install_element (RMAP_NODE, &no_set_pathlimit_ttl_val_cmd);