diff --git a/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall.conf b/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall.conf
index b978dd36a7e201ef0bebdae9e376706272846b13..1982e86e78730767e6da870e67c23d674b96d058 100644
--- a/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall.conf
+++ b/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall.conf
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ IP_FORWARDING=Yes
 
 KEEP_RT_TABLES=No
 
-LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
-
 MACLIST_TABLE=filter
 
 MACLIST_TTL=
diff --git a/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall6.conf b/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall6.conf
index f75fbbc712abaf81f81a310265e21dae388dce84..b8bf6d1abb114e6fa85a2a741954bf35c62733dd 100644
--- a/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/roles/firewall/files/shorewall/shorewall6.conf
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ IP_FORWARDING=Yes
 
 KEEP_RT_TABLES=Yes
 
-LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
-
 MACLIST_TABLE=filter
 
 MACLIST_TTL=
diff --git a/roles/firewall/files/shorewall6/shorewall6.conf b/roles/firewall/files/shorewall6/shorewall6.conf
index 98645f3825c8f6be0923cfabebf2d397b9b9deee..a13f0150d83a7a9a5b4e92d5a79756bad5a83bfc 100644
--- a/roles/firewall/files/shorewall6/shorewall6.conf
+++ b/roles/firewall/files/shorewall6/shorewall6.conf
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ IP_FORWARDING=Yes
 
 KEEP_RT_TABLES=Yes
 
-LOAD_HELPERS_ONLY=Yes
-
 MACLIST_TABLE=filter
 
 MACLIST_TTL=