--- a/src/internet-node/udp-socket.cc	Wed Mar 12 15:33:11 2008 -0400
+++ b/src/internet-node/udp-socket.cc	Wed Mar 12 16:05:31 2008 -0400
@@ -127,16 +127,6 @@
   InetSocketAddress transport = InetSocketAddress::ConvertFrom (address);
   Ipv4Address ipv4 = transport.GetIpv4 ();
   uint16_t port = transport.GetPort ();
-
-  Ipv4Address localInterface = Ipv4Address::GetAny ();
-  if (ipv4 != Ipv4Address::GetAny ())
-    {
-      Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4_api = m_node->GetObject<Ipv4> ();
-      // Assert that the given address matches an existing local interface
-      NS_ASSERT (ipv4_api->FindInterfaceForAddr (ipv4) != 0);
-      localInterface = ipv4;
-    }
-
   if (ipv4 == Ipv4Address::GetAny () && port == 0)
     {
       m_endPoint = m_udp->Allocate ();
@@ -147,11 +137,11 @@
     }
   else if (ipv4 != Ipv4Address::GetAny () && port == 0)
     {
-      m_endPoint = m_udp->Allocate (ipv4, localInterface);
+      m_endPoint = m_udp->Allocate (ipv4);
     }
   else if (ipv4 != Ipv4Address::GetAny () && port != 0)
     {
-      m_endPoint = m_udp->Allocate (ipv4, port, localInterface);
+      m_endPoint = m_udp->Allocate (ipv4, port);
     }
 
   return FinishBind ();