diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index 08b1c1f92..e97824c3e 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # loaded after this one and replaces some of the functions declared here.
 #
 
-SHOREWALL_CAPVERSION=40510
+SHOREWALL_CAPVERSION=40509
 
 [ -n "${g_program:=shorewall}" ]
 
@@ -2114,7 +2114,6 @@ determine_capabilities() {
     ACCOUNT_TARGET=
     AUDIT_TARGET=
     CONDITION_MATCH=
-    CONDITION_INIT=
     IPTABLES_S=
     BASIC_FILTER=
     CT_TARGET=
@@ -2417,10 +2416,7 @@ determine_capabilities() {
 
     qt $g_tool -A $chain -j AUDIT --type drop && AUDIT_TARGET=Yes
 
-    if qt $g_tool -A $chain -m condition --condition foo; then
-	CONDITION_MATCH=Yes
-	qt $g_tool -A $chain -m condition --condition foo --condinit 1 && CONDITION_INIT=Yes
-    fi
+    qt $g_tool -A $chain -m condition --condition foo && CONDITION_MATCH=Yes
 
     qt $g_tool -S INPUT && IPTABLES_S=Yes
     qt $g_tool -F $chain
@@ -2522,7 +2518,6 @@ report_capabilities() {
 	report_capability "AUDIT Target (AUDIT_TARGET)" $AUDIT_TARGET
 	report_capability "ipset V5 (IPSET_V5)" $IPSET_V5
 	report_capability "Condition Match (CONDITION_MATCH)" $CONDITION_MATCH
-	[ -n "$CONDITION_MATCH" ] && report_capability "Condition Initialize (CONDITION_INIT)" $CONDITION_INIT
 	report_capability "Statistic Match (STATISTIC_MATCH)" $STATISTIC_MATCH
 	report_capability "IMQ Target (IMQ_TARGET)" $IMQ_TARGET
 	report_capability "DSCP Match (DSCP_MATCH)" $DSCP_MATCH
@@ -2633,7 +2628,6 @@ report_capabilities1() {
     report_capability1 AUDIT_TARGET
     report_capability1 IPSET_V5
     report_capability1 CONDITION_MATCH
-    report_capability1 CONDITION_INIT
     report_capability1 IPTABLES_S
     report_capability1 BASIC_FILTER
     report_capability1 CT_TARGET
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index ae06af720..2a648bb1b 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -4662,18 +4662,15 @@ sub do_condition( $$ ) {
 
     fatal_error "Invalid switch name ($condition)" unless $condition =~ /^[a-zA-Z][-\w]*$/ && length $condition <= 30;
 
-    my $initialization = '';
-
     if ( defined $initialize ) {
 	if ( my $switchref = $switches{$condition} ) {
 	    fatal_error "Switch $condition was previously initialized to $switchref->{setting} at $switchref->{where}" unless $switchref->{setting} == $initialize;
 	} else {
-	    $initialization = "--condinit $initialize " if have_capability 'CONDITION_INIT';
 	    $switches{$condition} = { setting => $initialize, where => currentlineinfo };
 	}
     }
 
-    "-m condition ${invert}--condition $condition $initialization"
+    "-m condition ${invert}--condition $condition "
 	
 }
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index a31351b6a..a1b1b8b28 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ sub initialize( $;$$) {
 		    KLUDGEFREE => '',
 		    STATEMATCH => '-m state --state',
 		    VERSION    => "4.5.8-Beta2",
-		    CAPVERSION => 40510 ,
+		    CAPVERSION => 40509 ,
 		  );
     #
     # From shorewall.conf file
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ sub initialize( $;$$) {
 	       ACCOUNT_TARGET => undef,
 	       AUDIT_TARGET => undef,
 	       CONDITION_MATCH => undef,
-	       CONDITION_INIT => undef,
 	       IPTABLES_S => undef,
 	       BASIC_FILTER => undef,
 	       CT_TARGET => undef,
@@ -3515,7 +3514,6 @@ our %detect_capability =
       CHECKSUM_TARGET => \&Checksum_Target,
       CLASSIFY_TARGET => \&Classify_Target,
       CONDITION_MATCH => \&Condition_Match,
-      CONDITION_INIT => \&Condition_Init,
       COMMENTS => \&Comments,
       CONNLIMIT_MATCH => \&Connlimit_Match,
       CONNMARK => \&Connmark,
@@ -3713,7 +3711,6 @@ sub determine_capabilities() {
 	$capabilities{AUDIT_TARGET}    = detect_capability( 'AUDIT_TARGET' );
 	$capabilities{IPSET_V5}        = detect_capability( 'IPSET_V5' );
 	$capabilities{CONDITION_MATCH} = detect_capability( 'CONDITION_MATCH' );
-	$capabilities{CONDITION_INIT}  = detect_capability( 'CONDITION_INIT' );
 	$capabilities{IPTABLES_S}      = detect_capability( 'IPTABLES_S' );
 	$capabilities{BASIC_FILTER}    = detect_capability( 'BASIC_FILTER' );
 	$capabilities{CT_TARGET}       = detect_capability( 'CT_TARGET' );