diff --git a/include/netlink/types.h b/include/netlink/types.h
index f650976..2e0b9c3 100644
--- a/include/netlink/types.h
+++ b/include/netlink/types.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ enum nl_dump_type {
 	NL_DUMP_LINE,		/**< Dump object briefly on one line */
 	NL_DUMP_DETAILS,	/**< Dump all attributes but no statistics */
 	NL_DUMP_STATS,		/**< Dump all attributes including statistics */
-	NL_DUMP_XML,		/**< Dump all attribtes in XML format */
 	NL_DUMP_ENV,		/**< Dump all attribtues as env variables */
 	__NL_DUMP_MAX,
 };
diff --git a/lib/genl/family.c b/lib/genl/family.c
index 6be1a29..4c6c18d 100644
--- a/lib/genl/family.c
+++ b/lib/genl/family.c
@@ -268,10 +268,6 @@ struct nl_object_ops genl_family_ops = {
 	    [NL_DUMP_LINE]	= family_dump_line,
 	    [NL_DUMP_DETAILS]	= family_dump_details,
 	    [NL_DUMP_STATS]	= family_dump_stats,
-#if 0
-	.oo_dump[NL_DUMP_XML]	= addr_dump_xml,
-	.oo_dump[NL_DUMP_ENV]	= addr_dump_env,
-#endif
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= family_compare,
 	.oo_id_attrs		= FAMILY_ATTR_ID,
diff --git a/lib/route/addr.c b/lib/route/addr.c
index 0005011..b30c96d 100644
--- a/lib/route/addr.c
+++ b/lib/route/addr.c
@@ -380,70 +380,6 @@ static void addr_dump_stats(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 	addr_dump_details(obj, p);
 }
 
-static void addr_dump_xml(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
-{
-	struct rtnl_addr *addr = (struct rtnl_addr *) obj;
-	struct nl_cache *link_cache;
-	char buf[128];
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "<address>\n");
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <family>%s</family>\n",
-		     nl_af2str(addr->a_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <local>%s</local>\n",
-		     nl_addr2str(addr->a_local, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <peer>%s</peer>\n",
-		     nl_addr2str(addr->a_peer, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <broadcast>%s</broadcast>\n",
-		     nl_addr2str(addr->a_bcast, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <multicast>%s</multicast>\n",
-		     nl_addr2str(addr->a_multicast, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	link_cache = nl_cache_mngt_require("route/link");
-	if (link_cache)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <device>%s</device>\n",
-			     rtnl_link_i2name(link_cache, addr->a_ifindex,
-			     		      buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	else
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <device>%u</device>\n", addr->a_ifindex);
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <scope>%s</scope>\n",
-		     rtnl_scope2str(addr->a_scope, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <label>%s</label>\n", addr->a_label);
-
-	rtnl_addr_flags2str(addr->a_flags, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buf[0])
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <flags>%s</flags>\n", buf);
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_CACHEINFO) {
-		struct rtnl_addr_cacheinfo *ci = &addr->a_cacheinfo;
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <cacheinfo>\n");
-		if (ci->aci_valid == 0xFFFFFFFFU)
-			nl_dump_line(p, "    <valid>forever</valid>\n");
-		else
-			nl_dump_line(p, "    <valid>%u</valid>\n",
-				     ci->aci_valid);
-
-		if (ci->aci_prefered == 0xFFFFFFFFU)
-			nl_dump_line(p, "    <preferred>forever</preferred>\n");
-		else
-			nl_dump_line(p, "    <preferred>%s</preferred>\n",
-				     ci->aci_prefered);
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "    <created>%u</created>\n",
-			     addr->a_cacheinfo.aci_cstamp);
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "    <last-update>%u</last-update>\n",
-			     addr->a_cacheinfo.aci_tstamp);
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  </cacheinfo>\n");
-	}
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "</address>\n");
-}
-
 static int addr_compare(struct nl_object *_a, struct nl_object *_b,
 			uint32_t attrs, int flags)
 {
@@ -967,7 +903,6 @@ static struct nl_object_ops addr_obj_ops = {
 	    [NL_DUMP_LINE] 	= addr_dump_line,
 	    [NL_DUMP_DETAILS]	= addr_dump_details,
 	    [NL_DUMP_STATS]	= addr_dump_stats,
-	    [NL_DUMP_XML]	= addr_dump_xml,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= addr_compare,
 	.oo_attrs2str		= addr_attrs2str,
diff --git a/lib/route/link.c b/lib/route/link.c
index c2bd0d0..d2ae816 100644
--- a/lib/route/link.c
+++ b/lib/route/link.c
@@ -566,76 +566,6 @@ static void link_dump_stats(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 		link->l_info_ops->io_dump[NL_DUMP_STATS](link, p);
 }
 
-static void link_dump_xml(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
-{
-	struct rtnl_link *link = (struct rtnl_link *) obj;
-	struct nl_cache *cache = dp_cache(obj);
-	char buf[128];
-	int i;
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "<link name=\"%s\" index=\"%u\">\n",
-		     link->l_name, link->l_index);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <family>%s</family>\n",
-		     nl_af2str(link->l_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <arptype>%s</arptype>\n",
-		     nl_llproto2str(link->l_arptype, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <address>%s</address>\n",
-		     nl_addr2str(link->l_addr, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <mtu>%u</mtu>\n", link->l_mtu);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <txqlen>%u</txqlen>\n", link->l_txqlen);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <weight>%u</weight>\n", link->l_weight);
-
-	rtnl_link_flags2str(link->l_flags, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buf[0])
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <flags>%s</flags>\n", buf);
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_QDISC)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <qdisc>%s</qdisc>\n", link->l_qdisc);
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_LINK) {
-		struct rtnl_link *ll = rtnl_link_get(cache, link->l_link);
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <link>%s</link>\n",
-			     ll ? ll->l_name : "none");
-		if (ll)
-			rtnl_link_put(ll);
-	}
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_MASTER) {
-		struct rtnl_link *master = rtnl_link_get(cache, link->l_master);
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <master>%s</master>\n",
-			     master ? master->l_name : "none");
-		if (master)
-			rtnl_link_put(master);
-	}
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_BRD)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <broadcast>%s</broadcast>\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(link->l_bcast, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_STATS) {
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <stats>\n");
-		for (i = 0; i <= RTNL_LINK_STATS_MAX; i++) {
-			rtnl_link_stat2str(i, buf, sizeof(buf));
-			nl_dump_line(p, "    <%s>%" PRIu64 "</%s>\n",
-				     buf, link->l_stats[i], buf);
-		}
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  </stats>\n");
-	}
-
-	if (link->l_info_ops && link->l_info_ops->io_dump[NL_DUMP_XML]) {
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <info>\n");
-		link->l_info_ops->io_dump[NL_DUMP_XML](link, p);
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  </info>\n");
-	}
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "</link>\n");
-
-#if 0
-	uint32_t	l_change;	/**< Change mask */
-	struct rtnl_lifmap l_map;	/**< Interface device mapping */
-#endif
-}
-
 static void link_dump_env(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 {
 	struct rtnl_link *link = (struct rtnl_link *) obj;
@@ -1500,7 +1430,6 @@ static struct nl_object_ops link_obj_ops = {
 	    [NL_DUMP_LINE]	= link_dump_line,
 	    [NL_DUMP_DETAILS]	= link_dump_details,
 	    [NL_DUMP_STATS]	= link_dump_stats,
-	    [NL_DUMP_XML]	= link_dump_xml,
 	    [NL_DUMP_ENV]	= link_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= link_compare,
diff --git a/lib/route/neigh.c b/lib/route/neigh.c
index 86cd35e..39ff2ea 100644
--- a/lib/route/neigh.c
+++ b/lib/route/neigh.c
@@ -383,60 +383,6 @@ static void neigh_dump_stats(struct nl_object *a, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 	neigh_dump_details(a, p);
 }
 
-static void neigh_dump_xml(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
-{
-	struct rtnl_neigh *neigh = (struct rtnl_neigh *) obj;
-	char buf[128];
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "<neighbour>\n");
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <family>%s</family>\n",
-		     nl_af2str(neigh->n_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_LLADDR)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <lladdr>%s</lladdr>\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(neigh->n_lladdr, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_DST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <dst>%s</dst>\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(neigh->n_dst, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_IFINDEX) {
-		struct nl_cache *link_cache;
-	
-		link_cache = nl_cache_mngt_require("route/link");
-
-		if (link_cache)
-			nl_dump_line(p, "  <device>%s</device>\n",
-				     rtnl_link_i2name(link_cache,
-						      neigh->n_ifindex,
-						      buf, sizeof(buf)));
-		else
-			nl_dump_line(p, "  <device>%u</device>\n",
-				     neigh->n_ifindex);
-	}
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_PROBES)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <probes>%u</probes>\n", neigh->n_probes);
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_TYPE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <type>%s</type>\n",
-			     nl_rtntype2str(neigh->n_type, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	rtnl_neigh_flags2str(neigh->n_flags, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buf[0])
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <flags>%s</flags>\n", buf);
-
-	rtnl_neigh_state2str(neigh->n_state, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buf[0])
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <state>%s</state>\n", buf);
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "</neighbour>\n");
-
-#if 0
-	struct rtnl_ncacheinfo n_cacheinfo;
-#endif
-}
-
 static void neigh_dump_env(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 {
 	struct rtnl_neigh *neigh = (struct rtnl_neigh *) obj;
@@ -900,7 +846,6 @@ static struct nl_object_ops neigh_obj_ops = {
 	    [NL_DUMP_LINE]	= neigh_dump_line,
 	    [NL_DUMP_DETAILS]	= neigh_dump_details,
 	    [NL_DUMP_STATS]	= neigh_dump_stats,
-	    [NL_DUMP_XML]	= neigh_dump_xml,
 	    [NL_DUMP_ENV]	= neigh_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= neigh_compare,
diff --git a/lib/route/rule.c b/lib/route/rule.c
index 6b6347a..1f9ff9f 100644
--- a/lib/route/rule.c
+++ b/lib/route/rule.c
@@ -227,57 +227,6 @@ static void rule_dump_stats(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 	rule_dump_details(obj, p);
 }
 
-static void rule_dump_xml(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
-{
-	struct rtnl_rule *rule = (struct rtnl_rule *) obj;
-	char buf[128];
-	
-	nl_dump_line(p, "<rule>\n");
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <priority>%u</priority>\n", rule->r_prio);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "  <family>%s</family>\n",
-		     nl_af2str(rule->r_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_DST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <dst>%s</dst>\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(rule->r_dst, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_DST_LEN)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <dstlen>%u</dstlen>\n", rule->r_dst_len);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_SRC)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <src>%s</src>\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(rule->r_src, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_SRC_LEN)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <srclen>%u</srclen>\n", rule->r_src_len);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_IIF)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <iif>%s</iif>\n", rule->r_iif);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_TABLE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <table>%u</table>\n", rule->r_table);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_REALMS)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <realms>%u</realms>\n", rule->r_realms);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_MARK)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <mark>%" PRIx64 "</mark>\n", rule->r_mark);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_DSFIELD)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "  <dsfield>%u</dsfield>\n", rule->r_dsfield);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_TYPE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "<type>%s</type>\n",
-			     nl_rtntype2str(rule->r_type, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_SRCMAP)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "<srcmap>%s</srcmap>\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(rule->r_srcmap, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "</rule>\n");
-}
-
 static void rule_dump_env(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 {
 	struct rtnl_rule *rule = (struct rtnl_rule *) obj;
@@ -813,7 +762,6 @@ static struct nl_object_ops rule_obj_ops = {
 	    [NL_DUMP_LINE]	= rule_dump_line,
 	    [NL_DUMP_DETAILS]	= rule_dump_details,
 	    [NL_DUMP_STATS]	= rule_dump_stats,
-	    [NL_DUMP_XML]	= rule_dump_xml,
 	    [NL_DUMP_ENV]	= rule_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= rule_compare,
diff --git a/src/nl-list-caches.c b/src/nl-list-caches.c
index 281be00..e9e81c5 100644
--- a/src/nl-list-caches.c
+++ b/src/nl-list-caches.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static void print(struct nl_cache_ops *ops, void *arg)
 			"brief",
 			"detailed",
 			"stats",
-			"xml",
 			"env",
 		};
 		int i;
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index b73a143..5fa75e3 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ int nlt_parse_dumptype(const char *str)
 		return NL_DUMP_DETAILS;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(str, "stats"))
 		return NL_DUMP_STATS;
-	else if (!strcasecmp(str, "xml"))
-		return NL_DUMP_XML;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(str, "env"))
 		return NL_DUMP_ENV;
 	else