1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/capture_loop.c b/capture_loop.c
index 5957ec2f51..0d62461e67 100644
--- a/capture_loop.c
+++ b/capture_loop.c
@@ -1112,14 +1112,6 @@ capture_loop_start(capture_options *capture_opts, gboolean *stats_known, struct
   ld.packet_cb          = capture_loop_packet_cb;
 
 
-  /*
-   * Some older Linux versions of libpcap don't work right without
-   * a capture filter; if none was specified, use an empty string.
-   * (Yes, that's a libpcap bug, and has been fixed for a while.)
-   */
-  if (capture_opts->cfilter == NULL)
-    capture_opts->cfilter = g_strdup("");
-
   /* We haven't yet gotten the capture statistics. */
   *stats_known      = FALSE;