diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 16400fc71..e62ad8341 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Changes in 3.3.6
 
 6)  Fix safe- commands.
 
+7)  Remove 'try' command.
+
 Changes in 3.3.5
 
 1)  Restore default route when there are no 'balance' providers.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index d05aba4e0..228984024 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ Other Changes in 3.3.6
     Shorewall will use that support for the destination port when
     generating rules from entries in the /etc/shorewall/tcrules file.
 
+5)  The 'try' command has been removed. See the Migration
+    Considerations for information about how to accomplish the same
+    thing as 'try' in a better way.
+
 Migration Considerations:
 
 1)  Shorewall supports the notion of "default actions". A default
@@ -106,6 +110,18 @@ Migration Considerations:
     /etc/shorewall/action.Limit and/or /etc/shorewall/Limit if you have
     them.
 
+3)  The 'shorewall try' command has been eliminated. The syntax of
+    'try' was:
+
+	  shorewall try <config-dir> [ <timeout> ]
+
+    A better way to accomplish the same thing is:
+
+	  shorewall save #Do this only once before you start testing
+
+	  shorewall restart <config-dir> [ && sleep <timeout> && \
+	  shorewall restore ]
+
 New Features:
 
 1)  In order to accomodate small embedded applications, Shorewall 3.3
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index 23c8633b2..e4dabe1d5 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@
 #          shorewall show capabilities             Display iptables/kernel capabilities
 #	   shorewall version			   Display the installed version id
 #	   shorewall check [ -e ] [ <directory> ]  Dry-run compilation.
-#	   shorewall try <directory> [ <timeout> ] Try a new configuration and if
-#						   it doesn't work, revert to the
-#						   standard one. If a timeout is supplied
-#						   the command reverts back to the
-#						   standard configuration after that many
-#						   seconds have elapsed after successfully
-#						   starting the new configuration.
 #	   shorewall logwatch [ refresh-interval ] Monitor the local log for Shorewall
 #						   messages.
 #	   shorewall drop <address> ...		   Temporarily drop all packets from the
@@ -922,7 +915,6 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   start [ -f ] [ -n ] [ <directory> ]"
     echo "   stop"
     echo "   status"
-    echo "   try <directory> [ <timeout> ]"
     echo "   version"
     echo "   safe-start"
     echo "   safe-restart"
@@ -1199,23 +1191,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
     version)
 	echo $version
 	;;
-    try)
-	[ -n "$SHOREWALL_DIR" ] && startup_error "ERROR: -c option may not be used with \"try\""
-	[ $# -lt 2 -o $# -gt 3 ] && usage 1
-	VERBOSE=$(make_verbose)
-	[ -n "$NOROUTES" ] && NOROUTES=-n
-	export -n CONFIG_PATH
-	if ! $0 $debugging $VERBOSE -c $2 restart; then
-	    if ! $IPTABLES -L shorewall > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
-		$0 $VERBOSE $NOROUTES start
-	    fi
-	elif ! $IPTABLES -L shorewall > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
-	    $0 $VERBOSE $NOROUTES start
-	elif [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
-	    sleep $3
-	    $0 $VERBOSE $NOROUTES restart
-	fi
-	;;
     logwatch)
 	logwatch_command $@
 	;;