diff --git a/iptables-config b/iptables-config
index d9f6c34..ec61d23 100644
--- a/iptables-config
+++ b/iptables-config
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 # stored in /etc/modprobe.conf.
 IPTABLES_MODULES=""
 
-# Unload modules on restart and stop
-#   Value: yes|no,  default: yes
-# This option has to be 'yes' to get to a sane state for a firewall
-# restart or stop. Only set to 'no' if there are problems unloading netfilter
-# modules.
-IPTABLES_MODULES_UNLOAD="yes"
-
 # Save current firewall rules on stop.
 #   Value: yes|no,  default: no
 # Saves all firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables if firewall gets stopped
diff --git a/iptables.init b/iptables.init
index beeffa4..59239ba 100755
--- a/iptables.init
+++ b/iptables.init
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ fi
 
 # Default firewall configuration:
 IPTABLES_MODULES=""
-IPTABLES_MODULES_UNLOAD="yes"
 IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_STOP="no"
 IPTABLES_SAVE_ON_RESTART="no"
 IPTABLES_SAVE_COUNTER="no"
@@ -60,46 +59,10 @@ IPTABLES_SYSCTL_LOAD_LIST=""
 # Load firewall configuration.
 [ -f "$IPTABLES_CONFIG" ] && . "$IPTABLES_CONFIG"
 
-# Netfilter modules
-NF_MODULES=($(lsmod | awk "/^${IPV}table_/ {print \$1}") ${IPV}_tables)
-NF_MODULES_COMMON=(x_tables nf_nat nf_conntrack) # Used by netfilter v4 and v6
-
 # Get active tables
 NF_TABLES=$(cat "$PROC_IPTABLES_NAMES" 2>/dev/null)
 
 
-rmmod_r() {
-    # Unload module with all referring modules.
-    # At first all referring modules will be unloaded, then the module itself.
-    local mod=$1
-    local ret=0
-    local ref=
-
-    # Get referring modules.
-    # New modutils have another output format.
-    [ $NEW_MODUTILS = 1 ] \
-	&& ref=$(lsmod | awk "/^${mod}/ { print \$4; }" | tr ',' ' ') \
-	|| ref=$(lsmod | grep ^${mod} | cut -d "[" -s -f 2 | cut -d "]" -s -f 1)
-
-    # recursive call for all referring modules
-    for i in $ref; do
-	rmmod_r $i
-	let ret+=$?;
-    done
-
-    # Unload module.
-    # The extra test is for 2.6: The module might have autocleaned,
-    # after all referring modules are unloaded.
-    if grep -q "^${mod}" /proc/modules ; then
-	modprobe -r $mod > /dev/null 2>&1
-	res=$?
-	[ $res -eq 0 ] || echo -n " $mod"
-	let ret+=$res;
-    fi
-
-    return $ret
-}
-
 flush_n_delete() {
     # Flush firewall rules and delete chains.
     [ ! -e "$PROC_IPTABLES_NAMES" ] && return 0
@@ -264,22 +227,6 @@ stop() {
     # And then, flush the rules and delete chains
     flush_n_delete
     
-    if [ "x$IPTABLES_MODULES_UNLOAD" = "xyes" ]; then
-	echo -n $"${IPTABLES}: Unloading modules: "
-	ret=0
-	for mod in ${NF_MODULES[*]}; do
-	    rmmod_r $mod
-	    let ret+=$?;
-	done
-	# try to unload remaining netfilter modules used by ipv4 and ipv6 
-	# netfilter
-	for mod in ${NF_MODULES_COMMON[*]}; do
-	    rmmod_r $mod >/dev/null
-	done
-	[ $ret -eq 0 ] && success || failure
-	echo
-    fi
-    
     rm -f $VAR_SUBSYS_IPTABLES
     return $ret
 }