--- a/shorewall-init-5.2.4.3/shorewall-init
+++ b/shorewall-init-5.2.4.3/shorewall-init
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ shorewall_init_start () {
 
     printf "Initializing \"Shorewall-based firewalls\": "
 
-    if [ -n "$SAVE_IPSETS" -a -f "$SAVE_IPSETS" ]; then
-	ipset -R < "$SAVE_IPSETS"
-    fi
-
     for PRODUCT in $PRODUCTS; do
 	if setstatedir; then
 	    #
@@ -109,15 +105,6 @@ shorewall_init_stop () {
 	fi
     done
 
-    if [ -n "$SAVE_IPSETS" ]; then
-	mkdir -p $(dirname "$SAVE_IPSETS")
-	if ipset -S > "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp"; then
-	    grep -qE -- '^(-N|create )' "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp" && mv -f "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp" "$SAVE_IPSETS" || rm -f "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp"
-	else
-	    rm -f "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp"
-	fi
-    fi
-
     return 0
 }