diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index a1aa5d518..68dc1c010 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -1714,16 +1714,6 @@ sub process_rule1 ( $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ) {
 	( $basictarget, $actiontype , $param ) = map_old_actions( $basictarget ) unless $actiontype || $param;
     }
 
-    unless ( $actiontype ) {
-	if ( $action =~ /^NFLOG\(?/ ) {
-	    $basictarget = 'LOG';
-	    $actiontype  = $targets{LOG};
-	    fatal_error "Invalid NFLOG action($action:$loglevel)" if $loglevel;
-	    $loglevel    = supplied $param ? "NFLOG($param)" : 'NFLOG';
-	    $param       = '';
-	}
-    }
-
     fatal_error "Unknown ACTION ($action)" unless $actiontype;
 
     if ( $actiontype == MACRO ) {