diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index e91cd08d77a..2ba02fd17df 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y in
     efibootmgr              \
     usbutils                \
     pciutils                \
-    iptables-persistent     \
     ebtables                \
     linux-sysctl-defaults   \
     logrotate               \
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-accton/as4630-54pe/utils/restart_ixgbe.sh b/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-accton/as4630-54pe/utils/restart_ixgbe.sh
index de38f4ee600..693a34f0dc6 100755
--- a/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-accton/as4630-54pe/utils/restart_ixgbe.sh
+++ b/platform/broadcom/sonic-platform-modules-accton/as4630-54pe/utils/restart_ixgbe.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-/etc/init.d/netfilter-persistent stop
 modprobe -r ixgbe
 udevadm control --reload-rules
 udevadm trigger
 modprobe ixgbe
-/etc/init.d/netfilter-persistent start