diff --git a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
index 6f41a59210..3f208bb388 100644
--- a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
+++ b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
@@ -535,15 +535,11 @@ int sixlowpan_queue_frames(FAR struct ieee802154_driver_s *ieee,
 
       for (iob = qhead; iob != NULL; iob = qhead)
         {
-          /* Remove the IOB from the list */
+          /* Remove the IOB containing the frame from the list */
 
           qhead         = iob->io_flink;
           iob->io_flink = NULL;
 
-          /* Update the MSDU length in the metadata */
-
-          meta.msdu_length = iob->io_len - iob->io_offset;
-
           /* And submit the frame to the MAC */
 
           ret = sixlowpan_frame_submit(ieee, &meta, iob);
@@ -580,10 +576,6 @@ int sixlowpan_queue_frames(FAR struct ieee802154_driver_s *ieee,
       sixlowpan_dumpbuffer("Outgoing frame",
                        (FAR const uint8_t *)iob->io_data, iob->io_len);
 
-      /* Update the MSDU length in the metadata */
-
-      meta.msdu_length = iob->io_len - iob->io_offset;
-
       /* And submit the frame to the MAC */
 
       ret = sixlowpan_frame_submit(ieee, &meta, iob);
diff --git a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framer.c b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framer.c
index b750156d36..9de555134d 100644
--- a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framer.c
+++ b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framer.c
@@ -226,25 +226,18 @@ int sixlowpan_meta_data(FAR struct ieee802154_driver_s *ieee,
   meta->dest_addr.panid = g_packet_meta.dpanid;
 
   /* Handle associated with MSDU.  Will increment once per packet, not
-   * necesarily per frame:  The MSDU handler will be used for each fragment
-   * of a disassembled packet.
+   * necesarily per frame:  The same MSDU handle will be used for each
+   * fragment of a disassembled packet.
    */
 
   meta->msdu_handle = ieee->i_msdu_handle++;
 
-  /* Number of bytes contained in the MAC Service Data Unit (MSDU) */
-
-  meta->msdu_length = paylen;
-
-  /* MSDU flags that may be non-zero */
-
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE802154_SECURITY
-#  warning CONFIG_IEEE802154_SECURITY not yet supported"
+#  warning CONFIG_IEEE802154_SECURITY not yet supported
 #endif
   
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE802154_UWB
-#  warning CONFIG_IEEE802154_UWB not yet supported"
+#  warning CONFIG_IEEE802154_UWB not yet supported
 #endif
 
   /* Ranging left zero */