diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
index c1e6536f3..cb943ac52 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
@@ -320,13 +320,6 @@ function ipsec_xmlrpc_sync()
     return $result;
 }
 
-function ipsec_run()
-{
-    return array(
-        'link_interface_to_ipsec' => 'link_interface_to_ipsec:2',
-    );
-}
-
 /*
  * Return phase1 local address
  */
@@ -1889,19 +1882,6 @@ function ipsec_get_configured_vtis()
     return $configured_intf;
 }
 
-function link_interface_to_ipsec($unused, $interface)
-{
-    $linked = [];
-
-    foreach (ipsec_get_configured_vtis() as $ipsec => $info) {
-        if ($info['interface'] == $interface) {
-            $linked = $ipsec;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return $linked;
-}
-
 /**
  * Configure required Virtual Terminal Interfaces (synchronizes configuration with local interfaces named ipsec%)
  */
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.newwanip b/src/etc/rc.newwanip
index 888aa82f1..a050d5804 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.newwanip
+++ b/src/etc/rc.newwanip
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ if (!empty($bridgetmp)) {
     interface_bridge_add_member($bridgetmp, $interface_real);
 }
 
-$ipsecs = plugins_run('link_interface_to_ipsec', false, array($interface));
-
 system_resolvconf_generate();
 system_hosts_generate();
 
@@ -140,12 +138,6 @@ foreach (legacy_config_get_interfaces(['enable' => true, 'virtual' => false]) as
             $restartifs[$ifname] = 1;
         }
     }
-
-    foreach ($ipsecs as $ipsec) {
-        if ($ifparent['if'] == $ipsec) {
-            $restartifs[$ifname] = 1;
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 foreach (array_keys($restartifs) as $ifname) {