diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index 9f017b5be..df190fe97 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -635,11 +635,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $COMMAND
 	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
 	;;
-    up|down)
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
-	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $COMMAND
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
-	;;
     reset)
 	verify_firewall_script
 	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index f706bbcb8..7485d5e94 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -1635,12 +1635,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $COMMAND
 	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
 	;;
-    up|down)
-	[ -x $g_firewall ] || fatal_error "Shorewall has never been started"
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
-	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $@
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
-	;;	
     reset)
 	get_config
 	shift
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index 951b6867c..ba7ca2da9 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -619,11 +619,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $COMMAND
 	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
 	;;
-    up|down)
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
-	run_it $g_firewall $debugging $@
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
-	;;
     restart)
 	shift
 	restart_command $@
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index f50309393..ab32081f1 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -1548,11 +1548,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $COMMAND
 	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
 	;;
-    up|down)
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_on
-	run_it $g_firewall $g_debugging $nolock $@
-	[ -n "$nolock" ] || mutex_off
-	;;
     reset)
 	get_config
 	shift