Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for managing routing in a wireless network, the method comprising receiving an indication that a route to a first node via a routing node is invalid; and deleting, from routing information, information indicating the route to the first node via the routing node. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for managing routing in a wireless network, the method comprising receiving a message from a descendant node via a routing node; determining whether routing information indicates a route to the descendant node via the routing node; if the routing information does not indicate the route, adding information to the routing information indicating the route to the descendant node via the routing node; and forwarding the message to a destination node.