diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-s390x-01.stg.s390.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-s390x-01.stg.s390.fedoraproject.org
index 4b666b673d..0e17cf97d6 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-s390x-01.stg.s390.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-s390x-01.stg.s390.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 ---
 varnish_group: s390kojipkgs
-# needed because this host has a varnish cache on it.
-custom_rules: [ '-A INPUT -s 10.16.0.0/24 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT' ]