diff --git a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
index 2e2fbece5f14..fc846af5b9d1 100755
--- a/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
+++ b/systemvm/debian/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
@@ -918,15 +918,6 @@ def forward_vpc(self, rule):
         if not rule["internal_ports"] == "any":
             fw_prerout_rule += ":" + self.portsToString(rule["internal_ports"], "-")
 
-        fw_postrout_rule = "-A POSTROUTING -d %s/32 " % rule["public_ip"]
-        if not rule["protocol"] == "any":
-            fw_postrout_rule += " -m %s -p %s" % (rule["protocol"], rule["protocol"])
-        if not rule["public_ports"] == "any":
-            fw_postrout_rule += " --dport %s" % self.portsToString(rule["public_ports"], ":")
-        fw_postrout_rule += " -j SNAT --to-source %s" % rule["internal_ip"]
-        if not rule["internal_ports"] == "any":
-            fw_postrout_rule += ":" + self.portsToString(rule["internal_ports"], "-")
-
         fw_output_rule = "-A OUTPUT -d %s/32" % rule["public_ip"]
         if not rule["protocol"] == "any":
             fw_output_rule += " -m %s -p %s" % (rule["protocol"], rule["protocol"])
@@ -948,7 +939,6 @@ def forward_vpc(self, rule):
             )
 
         self.fw.append(["nat", "", fw_prerout_rule])
-        self.fw.append(["nat", "", fw_postrout_rule])
         self.fw.append(["nat", "", fw_postrout_rule2])
         self.fw.append(["nat", "", fw_output_rule])
 
diff --git a/systemvm/debian/root/health_checks/iptables_check.py b/systemvm/debian/root/health_checks/iptables_check.py
index 2f3dc5026723..d80f05b99078 100644
--- a/systemvm/debian/root/health_checks/iptables_check.py
+++ b/systemvm/debian/root/health_checks/iptables_check.py
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ def main():
         srcPortText = "--dport " + formatPort(portForward["sourcePortStart"], portForward["sourcePortEnd"], ":")
         dstText = destIp + ":" + formatPort(portForward["destPortStart"], portForward["destPortEnd"], "-")
         for algo in [["PREROUTING", "--to-destination"],
-                     ["OUTPUT", "--to-destination"],
-                     ["POSTROUTING", "--to-source"]]:
+                     ["OUTPUT", "--to-destination"]]:
             entriesExpected.append([algo[0], srcIpText, srcPortText, algo[1] + " " + dstText])
 
         fetchIpTableEntriesCmd = "iptables-save | grep " + destIp