diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index 94e23d31b2..a191d9e521 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@
 - name: enable services and start them
   service: name={{ item }}  enabled=true state=started
   with_items:
-  - iptables
   - kojid
   - ntpd
   - nfs-lock
diff --git a/vars/Fedora.yml b/vars/Fedora.yml
index 616b06a3bd..f60970d117 100644
--- a/vars/Fedora.yml
+++ b/vars/Fedora.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ dist_tag: f{{ ansible_distribution_version }}
 base_pkgs_inst: ['iptables-services' ]
 base_pkgs_erase: ['firewalld', 'PackageKit*', 'sendmail', 'at']
 service_disabled: [ ]
-service_enabled: ['iptables','auditd']
+service_enabled: ['auditd']