diff --git a/ping/ping.c b/ping/ping.c
index 15ca247f..22c0dba9 100644
--- a/ping/ping.c
+++ b/ping/ping.c
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		.ni.subject_type = -1,
 	};
 	unsigned char buf[sizeof(struct in6_addr)];
-	struct in6_addr a6;
 
 	/* FIXME: global_rts will be removed in future */
 	global_rts = &rts;
@@ -621,14 +620,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_RAW;
 	}
 
-	if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, target, &a6) && IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED(&a6)) {
-			target = strrchr(target, ':') + 1;
-			hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
-
-			if (rts.opt_verbose)
-				error(0, 0, _("IPv4-Mapped-in-IPv6 address, using IPv4 %s"), target);
-	}
-
 	if (hints.ai_family != AF_INET6) {
 		create_socket(&rts, &sock4, AF_INET, hints.ai_socktype, IPPROTO_ICMP,
 			      hints.ai_family == AF_INET);