diff --git a/0002-RHEL-only-Default-to-StrictForwardPorts-yes.patch b/0002-RHEL-only-Default-to-StrictForwardPorts-yes.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d0317c..0000000
--- a/0002-RHEL-only-Default-to-StrictForwardPorts-yes.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-From d1828d7c5b17b5d152acc461123565f3a32d61ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Eric Garver <egarver@redhat.com>
-Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 11:08:14 -0500
-Subject: [PATCH] RHEL only: Default to StrictForwardPorts=yes
-
----
- config/firewalld.conf              | 4 ++--
- src/firewall/config/__init__.py.in | 2 +-
- src/tests/functions.at             | 4 ++++
- 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/config/firewalld.conf b/config/firewalld.conf
-index 800b255c77e0..93b85181c2be 100644
---- a/config/firewalld.conf
-+++ b/config/firewalld.conf
-@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ RFC3964_IPv4=yes
- # allowed via firewalld.
- # If set to no, then docker (and podman) integrates seamlessly with firewalld.
- # Published container ports are implicitly allowed.
--# Defaults to "no".
--StrictForwardPorts=no
-+# Defaults to "yes".
-+StrictForwardPorts=yes
- 
- # NftablesFlowtable
- # This may improve forwarded traffic throughput by enabling nftables flowtable.
-diff --git a/src/firewall/config/__init__.py.in b/src/firewall/config/__init__.py.in
-index 4951d37cf80e..478bb7383d41 100644
---- a/src/firewall/config/__init__.py.in
-+++ b/src/firewall/config/__init__.py.in
-@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ FALLBACK_ALLOW_ZONE_DRIFTING = False
- FALLBACK_NFTABLES_FLOWTABLE = "off"
- FALLBACK_NFTABLES_COUNTERS = False
- FALLBACK_NFTABLES_TABLE_OWNER = True
--FALLBACK_STRICT_FORWARD_PORTS = False
-+FALLBACK_STRICT_FORWARD_PORTS = True
-diff --git a/src/tests/functions.at b/src/tests/functions.at
-index 500756bdacdb..621f2f6f613c 100644
---- a/src/tests/functions.at
-+++ b/src/tests/functions.at
-@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ m4_define([FWD_START_TEST], [
-         AT_CHECK([if ! cp /etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf ./firewalld.conf; then exit 77; fi])
-     fi
- 
-+    dnl RHEL downstream changed the default value for this, but upstream tests
-+    dnl expect it to be "no".
-+    AT_CHECK([sed -i 's/^StrictForwardPorts.*/StrictForwardPorts=no/' ./firewalld.conf])
-+
-     m4_ifdef([TESTING_FIREWALL_OFFLINE_CMD], [
-         AT_KEYWORDS(offline)
-         dnl cockpit is added by default downstream, but upstream tests don't expect
--- 
-2.45.2
-
diff --git a/firewalld.spec b/firewalld.spec
index eacb20d..51f05e4 100644
--- a/firewalld.spec
+++ b/firewalld.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 Summary: A firewall daemon with D-Bus interface providing a dynamic firewall
 Name: firewalld
 Version: 2.3.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 URL:     http://www.firewalld.org
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 Source0: https://github.com/firewalld/firewalld/releases/download/v%{version}/firewalld-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch1: 0001-RHEL-only-Add-cockpit-by-default-to-some-zones.patch
-Patch2: 0002-RHEL-only-Default-to-StrictForwardPorts-yes.patch
 BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: automake
@@ -254,6 +253,9 @@ end
 %{_mandir}/man1/firewall-config*.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 15 2025 Eric Garver <egarver@redhat.com> - 2.3.0-2
+- revert RHEL only patch to default StrictForwardPorts=yes
+
 * Tue Nov 05 2024 Eric Garver <egarver@redhat.com> - 2.3.0-1
 - rebase package to v2.3.0