diff --git a/include/netlink/types.h b/include/netlink/types.h
index 2e0b9c3..f6dade3 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_ENV,		/**< Dump all attribtues as env variables */
 	__NL_DUMP_MAX,
 };
 #define NL_DUMP_MAX (__NL_DUMP_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/lib/route/addr.c b/lib/route/addr.c
index 2e72f6e..b170a50 100644
--- a/lib/route/addr.c
+++ b/lib/route/addr.c
@@ -400,81 +400,6 @@ static void addr_dump_stats(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 	addr_dump_details(obj, p);
 }
 
-static void addr_dump_env(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, "ADDR_FAMILY=%s\n",
-		     nl_af2str(addr->a_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_LOCAL)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_LOCAL=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(addr->a_local, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_PEER)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_PEER=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(addr->a_peer, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_BROADCAST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_BROADCAST=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(addr->a_bcast, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_ANYCAST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_ANYCAST=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(addr->a_anycast, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_MULTICAST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_MULTICAST=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(addr->a_multicast, buf,
-					   sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_PREFIXLEN)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_PREFIXLEN=%u\n",
-			     addr->a_prefixlen);
-	link_cache = nl_cache_mngt_require("route/link");
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_IFINDEX=%u\n", addr->a_ifindex);
-	if (link_cache)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_IFNAME=%s\n",
-			     rtnl_link_i2name(link_cache, addr->a_ifindex,
-					      buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_SCOPE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_SCOPE=%s\n",
-			     rtnl_scope2str(addr->a_scope, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_LABEL)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_LABEL=%s\n", addr->a_label);
-
-	rtnl_addr_flags2str(addr->a_flags, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buf[0])
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_FLAGS=%s\n", buf);
-
-	if (addr->ce_mask & ADDR_ATTR_CACHEINFO) {
-		struct rtnl_addr_cacheinfo *ci = &addr->a_cacheinfo;
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_CACHEINFO_VALID=%s\n",
-			     ci->aci_valid == 0xFFFFFFFFU ? "forever" :
-			     nl_msec2str(ci->aci_valid * 1000,
-					   buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_CACHEINFO_PREFERED=%s\n",
-			     ci->aci_prefered == 0xFFFFFFFFU ? "forever" :
-			     nl_msec2str(ci->aci_prefered * 1000,
-					 buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_CACHEINFO_CREATED=%s\n",
-			     nl_msec2str(addr->a_cacheinfo.aci_cstamp * 10,
-					 buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ADDR_CACHEINFO_LASTUPDATE=%s\n",
-			     nl_msec2str(addr->a_cacheinfo.aci_tstamp * 10,
-					 buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	}
-}
-
 static int addr_compare(struct nl_object *_a, struct nl_object *_b,
 			uint32_t attrs, int flags)
 {
@@ -1010,7 +935,6 @@ 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_ENV]	= addr_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= addr_compare,
 	.oo_attrs2str		= addr_attrs2str,
diff --git a/lib/route/link.c b/lib/route/link.c
index cf488e5..7e2fef8 100644
--- a/lib/route/link.c
+++ b/lib/route/link.c
@@ -566,73 +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_env(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\n", link->l_name);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_IFINDEX=%u\n", link->l_index);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_FAMILY=%s\n",
-		     nl_af2str(link->l_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_TYPE=%s\n",
-		     nl_llproto2str(link->l_arptype, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_ADDR)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_ADDRESS=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(link->l_addr, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_MTU=%u\n", link->l_mtu);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_TXQUEUELEN=%u\n", link->l_txqlen);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_WEIGHT=%u\n", link->l_weight);
-
-	rtnl_link_flags2str(link->l_flags & ~IFF_RUNNING, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buf[0])
-		nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_FLAGS=%s\n", buf);
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_QDISC)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_QDISC=%s\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_LINK_IFINDEX=%d\n", link->l_link);
-		if (ll) {
-			nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_LINK_IFNAME=%s\n", ll->l_name);
-			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, "LINK_MASTER=%s\n",
-			     master ? master->l_name : "none");
-		if (master)
-			rtnl_link_put(master);
-	}
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_BRD)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "LINK_BROADCAST=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(link->l_bcast, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (link->ce_mask & LINK_ATTR_STATS) {
-		for (i = 0; i <= RTNL_LINK_STATS_MAX; i++) {
-			char *c = buf;
-
-			sprintf(buf, "LINK_");
-			rtnl_link_stat2str(i, buf + 5, sizeof(buf) - 5);
-			while (*c) {
-				*c = toupper(*c);
-				c++;
-			}
-			nl_dump_line(p, "%s=%" PRIu64 "\n", buf, link->l_stats[i]);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (link->l_info_ops && link->l_info_ops->io_dump[NL_DUMP_ENV])
-		link->l_info_ops->io_dump[NL_DUMP_ENV](link, p);
-}
-
 #if 0
 static int link_handle_event(struct nl_object *a, struct rtnl_link_event_cb *cb)
 {
@@ -1430,7 +1363,6 @@ 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_ENV]	= link_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= link_compare,
 	.oo_attrs2str		= link_attrs2str,
diff --git a/lib/route/neigh.c b/lib/route/neigh.c
index d4dc82c..0da9a17 100644
--- a/lib/route/neigh.c
+++ b/lib/route/neigh.c
@@ -383,51 +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_env(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
-{
-	struct rtnl_neigh *neigh = (struct rtnl_neigh *) obj;
-	char buf[128];
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGH_FAMILY=%s\n",
-		     nl_af2str(neigh->n_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_LLADDR)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGHT_LLADDR=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(neigh->n_lladdr, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_DST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGH_DST=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(neigh->n_dst, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_IFINDEX) {
-		struct nl_cache *link_cache;
-
-		nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGH_IFINDEX=%u\n", neigh->n_ifindex);
-
-		link_cache = nl_cache_mngt_require("route/link");
-		if (link_cache)
-			nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGH_IFNAME=%s\n",
-				     rtnl_link_i2name(link_cache,
-						      neigh->n_ifindex,
-						      buf, sizeof(buf)));
-	}
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_PROBES)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGH_PROBES=%u\n", neigh->n_probes);
-
-	if (neigh->ce_mask & NEIGH_ATTR_TYPE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGH_TYPE=%s\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, "NEIGH_FLAGS=%s\n", buf);
-
-	rtnl_neigh_state2str(neigh->n_state, buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (buf[0])
-		nl_dump_line(p, "NEIGH_STATE=%s\n", buf);
-}
-
 /**
  * @name Neighbour Object Allocation/Freeage
  * @{
@@ -846,7 +801,6 @@ 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_ENV]	= neigh_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= neigh_compare,
 	.oo_attrs2str		= neigh_attrs2str,
diff --git a/lib/route/nexthop.c b/lib/route/nexthop.c
index 788e255..44c31a7 100644
--- a/lib/route/nexthop.c
+++ b/lib/route/nexthop.c
@@ -166,42 +166,6 @@ static void nh_dump_details(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh, struct nl_dump_params *dp)
 							buf, sizeof(buf)));
 }
 
-static void nh_dump_env(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh, struct nl_dump_params *dp)
-{
-	struct nl_cache *link_cache;
-	char buf[128];
-
-	link_cache = nl_cache_mngt_require("route/link");
-
-	if (nh->ce_mask & NH_ATTR_GATEWAY)
-		nl_dump_line(dp, "ROUTE_NH%d_VIA=%s\n", dp->dp_ivar,
-			nl_addr2str(nh->rtnh_gateway, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if(nh->ce_mask & NH_ATTR_IFINDEX) {
-		if (link_cache) {
-			nl_dump_line(dp, "ROUTE_NH%d_DEV=%s\n", dp->dp_ivar,
-					rtnl_link_i2name(link_cache,
-						 nh->rtnh_ifindex,
-						 buf, sizeof(buf)));
-		} else
-			nl_dump_line(dp, "ROUTE_NH%d_DEV=%d\n", dp->dp_ivar,
-					nh->rtnh_ifindex);
-	}
-
-	if (nh->ce_mask & NH_ATTR_WEIGHT)
-		nl_dump_line(dp, "ROUTE_NH%d_WEIGHT=%u\n", dp->dp_ivar,
-				nh->rtnh_weight);
-
-	if (nh->ce_mask & NH_ATTR_REALMS)
-		nl_dump_line(dp, "ROUTE_NH%d_REALM=%04x:%04x\n", dp->dp_ivar,
-			RTNL_REALM_FROM(nh->rtnh_realms),
-			RTNL_REALM_TO(nh->rtnh_realms));
-
-	if (nh->ce_mask & NH_ATTR_FLAGS)
-		nl_dump_line(dp, "ROUTE_NH%d_FLAGS=<%s>\n", dp->dp_ivar,
-			rtnl_route_nh_flags2str(nh->rtnh_flags,
-							buf, sizeof(buf)));
-}
 void rtnl_route_nh_dump(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh, struct nl_dump_params *dp)
 {
 	switch (dp->dp_type) {
@@ -215,10 +179,6 @@ void rtnl_route_nh_dump(struct rtnl_nexthop *nh, struct nl_dump_params *dp)
 			nh_dump_details(nh, dp);
 		break;
 
-	case NL_DUMP_ENV:
-		nh_dump_env(nh, dp);
-		break;
-	
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/route/route_obj.c b/lib/route/route_obj.c
index 7f26bfd..856dce4 100644
--- a/lib/route/route_obj.c
+++ b/lib/route/route_obj.c
@@ -289,71 +289,6 @@ static void route_dump_stats(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
 	}
 }
 
-static void route_dump_env(struct nl_object *obj, struct nl_dump_params *p)
-{
-	struct rtnl_route *route = (struct rtnl_route *) obj;
-	struct nl_cache *link_cache;
-	char buf[128];
-
-	link_cache = nl_cache_mngt_require("route/link");
-
-	nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_FAMILY=%s\n",
-		     nl_af2str(route->rt_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_DST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_DST=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(route->rt_dst, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_SRC)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_SRC=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(route->rt_src, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_PREF_SRC)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_PREFSRC=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(route->rt_pref_src, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_IIF) {
-		if (link_cache) {
-			nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_IIF=%s",
-				rtnl_link_i2name(link_cache, route->rt_iif,
-						 buf, sizeof(buf)));
-		} else
-			nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_IIF=%d", route->rt_iif);
-	}
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_TOS)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_TOS=%u\n", route->rt_tos);
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_TABLE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_TABLE=%u\n",
-			     route->rt_table);
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_SCOPE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_SCOPE=%s\n",
-			     rtnl_scope2str(route->rt_scope, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_PRIO)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_PRIORITY=%u\n",
-			     route->rt_prio);
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_TYPE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_TYPE=%s\n",
-			     nl_rtntype2str(route->rt_type, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (route->ce_mask & ROUTE_ATTR_MULTIPATH) {
-		struct rtnl_nexthop *nh;
-		int index = 1;
-
-		if (route->rt_nr_nh > 0)
-			nl_dump_line(p, "ROUTE_NR_NH=%u\n", route->rt_nr_nh);
-
-		nl_list_for_each_entry(nh, &route->rt_nexthops, rtnh_list) {
-			p->dp_ivar = index++;
-			rtnl_route_nh_dump(nh, p);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static int route_compare(struct nl_object *_a, struct nl_object *_b,
 			uint32_t attrs, int flags)
 {
@@ -1185,7 +1120,6 @@ struct nl_object_ops route_obj_ops = {
 	    [NL_DUMP_LINE]	= route_dump_line,
 	    [NL_DUMP_DETAILS]	= route_dump_details,
 	    [NL_DUMP_STATS]	= route_dump_stats,
-	    [NL_DUMP_ENV]	= route_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= route_compare,
 	.oo_attrs2str		= route_attrs2str,
diff --git a/lib/route/rule.c b/lib/route/rule.c
index 126e96d..182879f 100644
--- a/lib/route/rule.c
+++ b/lib/route/rule.c
@@ -227,53 +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_env(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_PRIORITY=%u\n", rule->r_prio);
-	nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_FAMILY=%s\n",
-		     nl_af2str(rule->r_family, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_DST)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_DST=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(rule->r_dst, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_DST_LEN)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_DSTLEN=%u\n", rule->r_dst_len);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_SRC)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_SRC=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(rule->r_src, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_SRC_LEN)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_SRCLEN=%u\n", rule->r_src_len);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_IIF)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_IIF=%s\n", rule->r_iif);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_TABLE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_TABLE=%u\n", rule->r_table);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_REALMS)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_REALM=%u\n", rule->r_realms);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_MARK)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_MARK=0x%" PRIx64 "\n", rule->r_mark);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_DSFIELD)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_DSFIELD=%u\n", rule->r_dsfield);
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_TYPE)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_TYPE=%s\n",
-			     nl_rtntype2str(rule->r_type, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-
-	if (rule->ce_mask & RULE_ATTR_SRCMAP)
-		nl_dump_line(p, "RULE_SRCMAP=%s\n",
-			     nl_addr2str(rule->r_srcmap, buf, sizeof(buf)));
-}
-
 static int rule_compare(struct nl_object *_a, struct nl_object *_b,
 			uint32_t attrs, int flags)
 {
@@ -762,7 +715,6 @@ 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_ENV]	= rule_dump_env,
 	},
 	.oo_compare		= rule_compare,
 	.oo_attrs2str		= rule_attrs2str,
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.c b/src/lib/utils.c
index 9375bfc..ef76c84 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.c
+++ b/src/lib/utils.c
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ int nl_cli_parse_dumptype(const char *str)
 		return NL_DUMP_DETAILS;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(str, "stats"))
 		return NL_DUMP_STATS;
-	else if (!strcasecmp(str, "env"))
-		return NL_DUMP_ENV;
 	else
 		nl_cli_fatal(EINVAL, "Invalid dump type \"%s\".\n", str);
 
diff --git a/src/nl-list-caches.c b/src/nl-list-caches.c
index 7e4ffc1..3c35dd5 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",
-			"env",
 		};
 		int i;