diff --git a/minix/net/lwip/driver.c b/minix/net/lwip/driver.c
index d5c69445e..a88f0ab0b 100644
--- a/minix/net/lwip/driver.c
+++ b/minix/net/lwip/driver.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 static struct nic devices[MAX_DEVS];
 
 static ip_addr_t ip_addr_none = { IPADDR_NONE };
-extern endpoint_t lwip_ep;
 
 void nic_assign_driver(const char * dev_type,
 			unsigned int dev_num,
diff --git a/minix/net/lwip/eth.c b/minix/net/lwip/eth.c
index 8b65c01ca..94a732ef6 100644
--- a/minix/net/lwip/eth.c
+++ b/minix/net/lwip/eth.c
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@
 #include "proto.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 
-extern endpoint_t lwip_ep;
-
 static err_t low_level_output(__unused struct netif *netif, struct pbuf *pbuf)
 {
 	struct nic * nic;
diff --git a/minix/net/lwip/lwip.c b/minix/net/lwip/lwip.c
index f7b5af051..39e760712 100644
--- a/minix/net/lwip/lwip.c
+++ b/minix/net/lwip/lwip.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <netif/etharp.h>
 #include <lwip/tcp_impl.h>
 
-endpoint_t lwip_ep;
-
 static minix_timer_t tcp_ftmr, tcp_stmr, arp_tmr;
 static int arp_ticks, tcp_fticks, tcp_sticks;
 
@@ -60,13 +58,6 @@ static int sef_cb_init_fresh(__unused int type, __unused sef_init_info_t *info)
 	int err;
 	unsigned int hz;
 
-	char my_name[16];
-	int my_priv;
-
-	err = sys_whoami(&lwip_ep, my_name, sizeof(my_name), &my_priv);
-	if (err != OK)
-		panic("Cannot get own endpoint");
-
 	nic_init_all();
 	inet_read_conf();