1 files changed, 2 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/src/plugins/memif/memif_api.c b/src/plugins/memif/memif_api.c
index 04c2c8daab2..9a2f42a5bc7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/memif/memif_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/memif/memif_api.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ void
   memif_main_t *mm = &memif_main;
   u8 is_add;
   u32 socket_id;
-  u32 len;
-  u8 *socket_filename;
   vl_api_memif_socket_filename_add_del_reply_t *rmp;
   int rv;
 
@@ -65,19 +63,10 @@ void
     }
 
   /* socket filename */
-  socket_filename = 0;
   mp->socket_filename[ARRAY_LEN (mp->socket_filename) - 1] = 0;
-  len = strlen ((char *) mp->socket_filename);
-  if (mp->is_add)
-    {
-      vec_validate (socket_filename, len);
-      memcpy (socket_filename, mp->socket_filename, len);
-    }
-
-  rv = vnet_api_error (
-    memif_socket_filename_add_del (is_add, socket_id, socket_filename));
 
-  vec_free (socket_filename);
+  rv = vnet_api_error (memif_socket_filename_add_del (
+    is_add, socket_id, (char *) mp->socket_filename));
 
 reply:
   REPLY_MACRO (VL_API_MEMIF_SOCKET_FILENAME_ADD_DEL_REPLY);