diff --git a/package/firewall/files/new/20-firewall b/package/firewall/files/new/20-firewall
index a8ce17c976..217e3f66bb 100644
--- a/package/firewall/files/new/20-firewall
+++ b/package/firewall/files/new/20-firewall
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ load_zones() {
 
 config_foreach load_zones zone
 
-IFACE=$(find_config $INTERFACE)
-[ -n "$IFACE" ] && 
-	list_contains ZONE $IFACE || ZONE="$ZONE $IFACE"
+[ -z "$ZONE" ] && exit 0
 
 [ ifup = "$ACTION" ] && {
 	for z in $ZONE; do 
diff --git a/package/firewall/files/new/uci_firewall.sh b/package/firewall/files/new/uci_firewall.sh
index dcb9c100bf..e1683e9cf0 100755
--- a/package/firewall/files/new/uci_firewall.sh
+++ b/package/firewall/files/new/uci_firewall.sh
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ load_synflood() {
 	$IPTABLES -A INPUT -p tcp --syn -j SYN_FLOOD
 }
 
-create_network_zone() {
-	create_zone "$1" "$1"
-}
-
 fw_defaults() {
 	load_policy $1
 	DEF_INPUT=$input
@@ -261,8 +257,6 @@ fw_init() {
 	config_foreach fw_defaults defaults
 	echo "Loading zones"
 	config_foreach fw_zone zone
-	echo "Loading interfaces"
-	config_foreach create_network_zone interface
 	echo "Loading rules"
 	config_foreach fw_rule rule
 	echo "Loading forwarding"