diff --git a/talpid-routing/Cargo.toml b/talpid-routing/Cargo.toml
index 3ebf8682a922..50bd4c1477a2 100644
--- a/talpid-routing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/talpid-routing/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ err-derive = { workspace = true }
 futures = "0.3.15"
 ipnetwork = "0.16"
 log = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["process", "rt-multi-thread", "net", "io-util"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["process", "rt-multi-thread", "net", "io-util", "time"] }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_os="android"))'.dependencies]
 talpid-types = { path = "../talpid-types" }
diff --git a/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/interface.rs b/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/interface.rs
index abb674baf3ea..4f5fc5a15866 100644
--- a/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/interface.rs
+++ b/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/interface.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use ipnetwork::IpNetwork;
-use libc::{if_indextoname, IFNAMSIZ};
-use nix::net::if_::{if_nametoindex, InterfaceFlags};
+use nix::net::if_::InterfaceFlags;
 use std::{
-    ffi::{CStr, CString},
     io,
     net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr},
 };
@@ -13,10 +11,7 @@ use system_configuration::{
     preferences::SCPreferences,
 };
 
-use super::{
-    data::{Destination, RouteMessage},
-    watch::RoutingTable,
-};
+use super::data::{Destination, RouteMessage};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Family {
@@ -42,47 +37,6 @@ impl From<Family> for IpNetwork {
     }
 }
 
-/// Retrieve the current unscoped default route. That is the only default route that does not have
-/// the IF_SCOPE flag set, if such a route exists.
-///
-/// # Note
-///
-/// For some reason, the socket sometimes returns a route with the IF_SCOPE flag set, if there also
-/// exists a scoped route for the same interface. This does not occur if there is no unscoped route,
-/// so we can still rely on it.
-pub async fn get_unscoped_default_route(
-    routing_table: &mut RoutingTable,
-    family: Family,
-) -> Option<RouteMessage> {
-    let mut msg = RouteMessage::new_route(Destination::Network(IpNetwork::from(family)));
-    msg = msg.set_gateway_route(true);
-
-    let route = routing_table
-        .get_route(&msg)
-        .await
-        .unwrap_or_else(|error| {
-            log::error!("Failed to retrieve unscoped default route: {error}");
-            None
-        })?;
-
-    let idx = u32::from(route.interface_index());
-    if idx != 0 {
-        let mut ifname = [0u8; IFNAMSIZ];
-
-        // SAFETY: The buffer is large to contain any interface name.
-        if !unsafe { if_indextoname(idx, ifname.as_mut_ptr() as _) }.is_null() {
-            let ifname = CStr::from_bytes_until_nul(&ifname).unwrap();
-            let name = ifname.to_str().expect("expected ascii");
-
-            // Ignore the unscoped route if its interface is not "active"
-            if !is_active_interface(name, family).unwrap_or(true) {
-                return None;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Some(route)
-}
 /// Retrieve the best current default route. That is the first scoped default route, ordered by
 /// network service order, and with interfaces filtered out if they do not have valid IP addresses
 /// assigned.
@@ -90,10 +44,7 @@ pub async fn get_unscoped_default_route(
 /// # Note
 ///
 /// The tunnel interface is not even listed in the service order, so it will be skipped.
-pub async fn get_best_default_route(
-    routing_table: &mut RoutingTable,
-    family: Family,
-) -> Option<RouteMessage> {
+pub async fn get_best_default_route(family: Family) -> Option<RouteMessage> {
     let mut msg = RouteMessage::new_route(Destination::Network(IpNetwork::from(family)));
     msg = msg.set_gateway_route(true);
 
@@ -143,15 +94,15 @@ fn parse_v4_ipconfig_output(output: &str) -> Option<IpAddr> {
 fn parse_v6_ipconfig_output(output: &str) -> Option<IpAddr> {
     let mut iter = output.split_whitespace();
     let pattern = ["RouterAdvertisement", ":", "from"];
-    loop {
+    'outer: loop {
         let mut next_chunk = iter.next()?;
         for expected_chunk in pattern {
             if expected_chunk != next_chunk {
-                continue;
+                continue 'outer;
             }
             next_chunk = iter.next()?;
         }
-        return iter.next()?.trim_end_matches(",").parse().ok();
+        return next_chunk.trim_end_matches(",").parse().ok();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/mod.rs b/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/mod.rs
index 8e715d12f3dc..a38731bfc4a0 100644
--- a/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/talpid-routing/src/unix/macos/mod.rs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ impl RouteManagerImpl {
     /// If there is no tunnel device, the "best route" is the unscoped default route, whatever it
     /// is.
     async fn update_best_default_route(&mut self, family: interface::Family) -> Result<bool> {
-        let best_route = interface::get_best_default_route(&mut self.routing_table, family).await;
+        let best_route = interface::get_best_default_route(family).await;
         log::trace!("Best route ({family:?}): {best_route:?}");
 
         let default_route = get_current_best_default_route!(self, family);
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ impl RouteManagerImpl {
     /// function returns true when no route had to be added.
     async fn restore_default_route(&mut self, family: interface::Family) -> bool {
         let Some(best_default_route) =
-            interface::get_best_default_route(&mut self.routing_table, family).await
+            interface::get_best_default_route(family).await
         else {
             let _ = self
                 .routing_table
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ impl RouteManagerImpl {
                 .await;
         };
 
-        let new_route = interface::get_best_default_route(&mut self.routing_table, family).await;
+        let new_route = interface::get_best_default_route(family).await;
         let old_route = std::mem::replace(current_route, new_route);
         let notify = &old_route != current_route;