diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c
index 68d10ce224..a4dfcd1d52 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/network_layer/ipv6/gnrc_ipv6.c
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ static void _send(gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt, bool prep_hdr);
 /* Main event loop for IPv6 */
 static void *_event_loop(void *args);
 
-/* Handles encapsulated IPv6 packets: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2473 */
-static void _decapsulate(gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt);
-
 kernel_pid_t gnrc_ipv6_init(void)
 {
     if (gnrc_ipv6_pid == KERNEL_PID_UNDEF) {
@@ -128,11 +125,6 @@ void gnrc_ipv6_demux(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *current,
 
             break;
 #endif
-        case PROTNUM_IPV6:
-            assert(current == pkt);
-            interested = true;
-
-            break;
         default:
             (void)netif;
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_SIXLOWPAN_IPHC_NHC
@@ -181,10 +173,6 @@ void gnrc_ipv6_demux(gnrc_netif_t *netif, gnrc_pktsnip_t *current,
 
             return;
 #endif
-        case PROTNUM_IPV6:
-            DEBUG("ipv6: handle encapsulated IPv6 packet (nh = %u)\n", nh);
-            _decapsulate(pkt);
-            return;
         default:
             assert(false);
             break;
@@ -213,11 +201,9 @@ static void _dispatch_next_header(gnrc_pktsnip_t *current, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt,
 {
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6_EXT
     const bool should_dispatch_current_type = ((current->type != GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6_EXT) ||
-                                               (current->next->type == GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6)) &&
-                                              (current->type != GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6);
+                                               (current->next->type == GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6));
 #else
-    const bool should_dispatch_current_type = (current->next->type == GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6) &&
-                                              (current->type != GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6);
+    const bool should_dispatch_current_type = (current->next->type == GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6);
 #endif
 
     DEBUG("ipv6: forward nh = %u to other threads\n", nh);
@@ -880,24 +866,4 @@ static void _receive(gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
     gnrc_ipv6_demux(netif, pkt, pkt, hdr->nh);
 }
 
-static void _decapsulate(gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
-{
-    gnrc_pktsnip_t *ptr = pkt;
-
-    pkt->type = GNRC_NETTYPE_UNDEF; /* prevent payload (the encapsulated packet)
-                                     * from being removed */
-
-    /* Remove encapsulating IPv6 header */
-    while ((ptr->next != NULL) && (ptr->next->type == GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6)) {
-        gnrc_pktbuf_remove_snip(pkt, pkt->next);
-    }
-
-    pkt->type = GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6;
-
-    if (gnrc_netapi_dispatch_receive(GNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6,
-                                     GNRC_NETREG_DEMUX_CTX_ALL, pkt) == 0) {
-        gnrc_pktbuf_release(pkt);
-    }
-}
-
 /** @} */