diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index ed594f9bdb..008d610046 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ typedef struct NICConf {
 #define DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(_state, _conf)                            \
     DEFINE_PROP_MACADDR("mac",   _state, _conf.macaddr),                \
     DEFINE_PROP_VLAN("vlan",     _state, _conf.peers),                   \
-    DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV("netdev", _state, _conf.peers),                   \
-    DEFINE_PROP_INT32("bootindex", _state, _conf.bootindex, -1)
+    DEFINE_PROP_NETDEV("netdev", _state, _conf.peers)
 
 
 /* Net clients */