diff --git a/Shorewall/firewall b/Shorewall/firewall
index 5269243f5..2c6b83b4e 100755
--- a/Shorewall/firewall
+++ b/Shorewall/firewall
@@ -792,26 +792,6 @@ find_broadcasts() {
     done
 }
 
-#
-# Find interface broadcast addresses
-#
-find_interface_broadcasts() # $1 = Interface name
-{
-    eval bcast=\$`chain_base ${1}`_broadcast
-
-    if [ "x$bcast" = "xdetect" ]; then
-	addr="`ip addr show $interface 2> /dev/null`"
-	if [ -n "`echo "$addr" | grep 'inet.*brd '`" ]; then
-	    addr="`echo "$addr" | \
-		grep "inet " | sed 's/^.* inet.*brd //;s/scope.*//'`"
-	    echo $addr | cut -d' ' -f 1
-	fi
-    elif [ "x${bcast}" != "x-" ]; then
-	echo `separate_list $bcast`
-    fi
-
-}
-
 #
 # Find interface address--returns the first IP address assigned to the passed
 # device