diff --git a/client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go b/client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go
index 72cc55c44..c671ac885 100644
--- a/client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go
+++ b/client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := m.cleanupNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("cleanup notrack chain: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	// Trust after all fatal init steps so a later failure doesn't leave the
 	// interface in firewalld's trusted zone without a corresponding Close.
 	if err := firewalld.TrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
@@ -335,10 +331,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 
 	var merr *multierror.Error
 
-	if err := m.cleanupNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("cleanup notrack chain: %w", err))
-	}
-
 	if m.hasIPv6() {
 		if err := m.aclMgr6.Reset(); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset v6 acl manager: %w", err))
@@ -517,42 +509,6 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Proto
 	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
-const (
-	chainNameRaw = "NETBIRD-RAW"
-	chainOUTPUT  = "OUTPUT"
-	tableRaw     = "raw"
-)
-
-// cleanupNoTrackChain removes the chain that earlier versions used to exempt the
-// WireGuard proxy's loopback traffic from connection tracking. The raw table is
-// not always available, so a lookup failure is not an error here.
-func (m *Manager) cleanupNoTrackChain() error {
-	exists, err := m.ipv4Client.ChainExists(tableRaw, chainNameRaw)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("look up %s chain: %v", chainNameRaw, err)
-		return nil
-	}
-	if !exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNameRaw}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainOUTPUT, jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove output jump rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainPREROUTING, jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting jump rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.ipv4Client.ClearAndDeleteChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("clear and delete chain: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func getConntrackEstablished() []string {
 	return []string{"-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "RELATED,ESTABLISHED", "-j", "ACCEPT"}
 }
diff --git a/client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go b/client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go
index 99edbfeee..5794fe685 100644
--- a/client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go
+++ b/client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ func (m *Manager) initFirewall() (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := m.cleanupNoTrackChains(); err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("cleanup notrack chains: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -664,43 +660,6 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Proto
 	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
-const (
-	chainNameRawOutput     = "netbird-raw-out"
-	chainNameRawPrerouting = "netbird-raw-pre"
-)
-
-// cleanupNoTrackChains removes the chains that earlier versions used to exempt
-// the WireGuard proxy's loopback traffic from connection tracking.
-func (m *Manager) cleanupNoTrackChains() error {
-	chains, err := m.rConn.ListChainsOfTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("list chains: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	tableName := getTableName()
-	var found bool
-	for _, c := range chains {
-		if c.Table.Name != tableName {
-			continue
-		}
-		if c.Name != chainNameRawOutput && c.Name != chainNameRawPrerouting {
-			continue
-		}
-		m.rConn.DelChain(c)
-		found = true
-	}
-
-	if !found {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("flush chain removal: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (m *Manager) createWorkTable() (*nftables.Table, error) {
 	return m.createWorkTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
 }