diff --git a/srcpkgs/nftables/files/nftables/finish b/srcpkgs/nftables/files/nftables/finish
index f367057180d..c51166a671e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nftables/files/nftables/finish
+++ b/srcpkgs/nftables/files/nftables/finish
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# When the lts and stable kernel is switched to version 3.18 or greater
-# this script can be simplified to:
-#
-#     nft flush ruleset
-
-for family in ip ip6 inet arp bridge; do
-  nft list tables $family | while read _ table; do
-    nft flush table $family $table
-    nft list table $family $table |
-      awk '/^[[:blank:]]+chain [[:alnum:]]+ {$/ { print $2 }' |
-      while read chain; do
-      nft flush chain $family $table $chain
-      nft delete chain $family $table $chain
-    done
-    nft delete table $family $table
-  done
-done
+nft flush ruleset
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nftables/template b/srcpkgs/nftables/template
index 2e936d0bb6d..5ff40e762e2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nftables/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nftables/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'nftables'
 pkgname=nftables
 version=0.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin CONFIG_MAN=y DB2MAN=docbook2man"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config docbook2x flex bison"