diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
index 2734d7fcb..6facf29cd 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Compiler.pm
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ sub compiler {
     #
     # Process the rules file.
     #
-    process_rules( $update );
+    process_rules();
     #
     # Process the conntrack file
     #
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index 534e06181..a036ff138 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -3349,77 +3349,12 @@ sub intrazone_allowed( $$ ) {
     $zoneref->{complex} && $filter_table->{rules_chain( $zone, $zone )}{policy} ne 'NONE';
 }
 
-#
-# Add jumps to the blacklst and blackout chains
-#
-sub classic_blacklist() {
-    my $fw       = firewall_zone;
-    my @zones    = off_firewall_zones;
-    my @vservers = vserver_zones;
-    my @state = $config{BLACKLISTNEWONLY} ? have_capability( 'RAW_TABLE' ) ? state_imatch 'NEW,INVALID,UNTRACKED' : state_imatch 'NEW,INVALID' : ();
-    my $result;
-
-    for my $zone ( @zones ) {
-	my $zoneref = find_zone( $zone );
-	my $simple  =  @zones <= 2 && ! $zoneref->{complex};
-
-	if ( my $blackref = $filter_table->{blacklst} ) {
-	    if ( $zoneref->{options}{in}{blacklist} ) {
-		add_ijump ensure_rules_chain( rules_chain( $zone, $_ ) ) , j => $blackref , @state for firewall_zone, @vservers;
-
-		if ( $simple ) {
-		    #
-		    # We won't create a zone forwarding chain for this zone so we must add blacklisting jumps to the rules chains
-		    #
-		    for my $zone1 ( @zones ) {
-			my $ruleschain    = rules_chain( $zone, $zone1 );
-			my $ruleschainref = $filter_table->{$ruleschain};
-
-			if ( $zone ne $zone1 || intrazone_allowed( $zone, $zoneref ) ) {
-			    add_ijump( ensure_rules_chain( $ruleschain ), j => $blackref, @state );
-			}
-		    }
-		}
-
-		$result = 1;
-	    }
-
-	    if ( $zoneref->{options}{out}{blacklist} ) {
-		$blackref = $filter_table->{blackout};
-		add_ijump ensure_rules_chain( rules_chain( firewall_zone, $zone ) ) , j => $blackref , @state;
-
-		for my $zone1 ( @zones, @vservers ) {
-		    my $ruleschain    = rules_chain( $zone1, $zone );
-		    my $ruleschainref = $filter_table->{$ruleschain};
-
-		    if ( ( $zone ne $zone1 || intrazone_allowed( $zone, $zoneref ) ) ) {
-			add_ijump( ensure_rules_chain( $ruleschain ), j => $blackref, @state );
-		    }
-		}
-
-		$result = 1;
-	    }
-	}
-
-	unless ( $simple ) {
-	    #
-	    # Complex zone or we have more than one non-firewall zone -- create a zone forwarding chain
-	    #
-	    my $frwd_ref = new_standard_chain zone_forward_chain( $zone );
-
-	    add_ijump( $frwd_ref , j => $filter_table->{blacklst}, @state ) if $filter_table->{blacklst} && $zoneref->{options}{in}{blacklist};
-	}
-    }
-
-    $result;
-}
-
 #
 # Process the BLRules and Rules Files
 #
-sub process_rules( $ ) {
-    my $convert = shift;
+sub process_rules() {
     my $blrules = 0;
+    my @zones   = off_firewall_zones;
     #
     # Populate the state table
     #
@@ -3434,9 +3369,19 @@ sub process_rules( $ ) {
 			INVALID_SECTION,     'INVALID',
 			UNTRACKED_SECTION,   'UNTRACKED' );
     #
-    # Generate jumps to the classic blacklist chains
+    # Create zone-forwarding chains if required
     #
-    $blrules = classic_blacklist unless $convert;
+    for my $zone ( @zones ) {
+	my $zoneref = find_zone( $zone );
+	my $simple  =  @zones <= 2 && ! $zoneref->{complex};
+
+	unless ( @zones <= 2 && ! $zoneref->{complex} ) {
+	    #
+	    # Complex zone or we have more than one non-firewall zone -- create a zone forwarding chain
+	    #
+	    new_standard_chain zone_forward_chain( $zone );
+	}
+    }
     #
     # Process the blrules file
     #