diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
index e5a165cbb..2f4ff42f9 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	clear_firewall
 	status=0
 	if [ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ]; then
-	    rm -f ${SUBSYSLOCK}-prenet
 	    rm -f $SUBSYSLOCK
 	fi
 	progress_message3 "done."
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6 b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
index 19358345e..99fdd0612 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer6
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ else
 	    clear_firewall
 	    status=0
 	    if [ -n "$SUBSYSLOCK" ]; then
-		rm -f ${SUBSYSLOCK}-prenet
 		rm -f $SUBSYSLOCK
 	    fi
 	    progress_message3 "done."