diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cbcb8c5..04d7ae2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ nginx_gzip_types:
   - text/css
   - application/xml
 
-nginx_iptables_enabled: False
-nginx_iptables_rules_default:
-  - name: allow_nginx_ports
-    rules: |
-      -A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport --dports 80,443 -j ACCEPT
-    state: present
-nginx_iptables_rules_extra: []
-
 nginx_tls_enabled: False
 nginx_tls_versions:
   - TLSv1.2
diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 8716f7c..c979a1b 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -76,18 +76,6 @@
         validate: /bin/bash -c 'nginx -t -c /dev/stdin <<< "events {worker_connections 10;} http { include %s; }"'
       notify: __nginx_reload
 
-    - name: Open ports in iptables
-      iptables_raw:
-        name: "{{ item.name }}"
-        rules: "{{ item.rules }}"
-        state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
-        weight: "{{ item.weight | default(omit) }}"
-        table: "{{ item.table | default(omit) }}"
-      loop: "{{ nginx_iptables_rules_default + nginx_iptables_rules_extra }}"
-      loop_control:
-        label: "{{ item.name }}"
-      when: nginx_iptables_enabled | bool
-
     - name: Set selinux booleans
       seboolean:
         name: "{{ item.name }}"