diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-iptables.dirs b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-iptables.dirs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fef17ed8..000000000
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-iptables.dirs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-${env:XTABLES_DIR}
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-iptables.install b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-iptables.install
deleted file mode 100644
index 7934279cc..000000000
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-iptables.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-${env:XTABLES_DIR}/libxt_RTPENGINE.so ${env:XTABLES_DIR}
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2b169749d..e519c9959 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ include /usr/share/dpkg/pkg-info.mk
 export DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM
 export DEB_SOURCE
 
-export XTABLES_DIR := $(shell pkg-config xtables --variable=xtlibdir || echo /lib/xtables)
-
 ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_BUILD_PROFILES),pkg.ngcp-rtpengine.no-transcoding))
 export with_transcoding = no
 endif