diff --git a/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/firewall b/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/firewall
deleted file mode 100644
index f9c860e3d64..00000000000
--- a/target/linux/at91/base-files/etc/config/firewall
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-config defaults
-	option syn_flood	1
-	option input		ACCEPT
-	option output		ACCEPT 
-	option forward		REJECT
-