diff --git a/roles/router/tasks/install.yml b/roles/router/tasks/install.yml
index 3490013..2b8b471 100644
--- a/roles/router/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/router/tasks/install.yml
@@ -36,54 +36,6 @@
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0]
   become: true
 
-- name: create {{ oai.docker.network.name }} network
-  community.docker.docker_network:
-    name: "{{ oai.docker.network.name }}"
-    driver: bridge
-    ipam_config:
-      - subnet: "{{ oai.docker.network.subnet }}"
-    state: present
-    driver_options:
-      com.docker.network.bridge.name: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0] and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
-- name: "add iptable rule: forward from {{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }} to {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }}"
-    out_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0] and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
-- name: "add iptable rule: forward from {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }} to {{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }}"
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    out_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }}"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0] and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
-- name: "add iptable rule: forward from {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }} to access"
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    out_interface: "access"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-  when: (inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0]) and (inventory_hostname in groups['master_nodes']) and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
-- name: "add iptable rule: forward from access to {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "access"
-    out_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-  when: (inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0]) and (inventory_hostname in groups['master_nodes']) and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
 # TODO: use ansible's net_static_route module
 - name: configure static route for upf traffic on oai node
   shell: |
diff --git a/roles/router/tasks/uninstall.yml b/roles/router/tasks/uninstall.yml
index d2339a3..6b8867d 100644
--- a/roles/router/tasks/uninstall.yml
+++ b/roles/router/tasks/uninstall.yml
@@ -7,64 +7,6 @@
   become: true
   ignore_errors: yes
 
-- name: "remove a static route on core host for {{ oai.docker.network.subnet }} via {{ hostvars[item]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
-  shell: |
-    ip route del {{ oai.docker.network.subnet }} via {{  hostvars[item]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}
-  with_items: "{{ play_hosts | intersect(groups['oai_nodes'][0]) | difference(groups['master_nodes']) }}"
-  when: (inventory_hostname in groups['master_nodes']) and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-  ignore_errors: yes
-
-- name: "remove iptable rule: forward from access to {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "access"
-    out_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-    state: absent
-  when: (inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0]) and (inventory_hostname in groups['master_nodes']) and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-  ignore_errors: yes
-
-- name: "remove iptable rule: forward from {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }} to access"
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    out_interface: "access"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-    state: absent
-  when: (inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0]) and (inventory_hostname in groups['master_nodes']) and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-  ignore_errors: yes
-
-- name: "remove iptable rule: forward from {{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }} to {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }} "
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }}"
-    out_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-    state: absent
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0] and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
-- name: "delete iptable rule: forward from {{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }} to {{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }}"
-  iptables:
-    chain: FORWARD
-    in_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.bridge.name }}"
-    out_interface: "{{ oai.docker.network.data_iface }}"
-    jump: ACCEPT
-    state: absent
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0] and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
-- name: delete {{ oai.docker.network.name }} network
-  community.docker.docker_network:
-    name: "{{ oai.docker.network.name }}"
-    state: absent
-    force: yes
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['oai_nodes'][0] and oai.simulation == true
-  become: true
-
 - name: set net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_filter to 0
   ansible.posix.sysctl:
     name: net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_filter