diff --git a/iptables.spec b/iptables.spec
index 6e78faf..888eb0e 100644
--- a/iptables.spec
+++ b/iptables.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libmnl) >= 1.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libnetfilter_conntrack) >= 1.0.4
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libnfnetlink) >= 1.0.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libnftnl) >= 1.0.5
-Requires:       iptables-default-backend
 Requires:       netcfg >= 11.6
 Requires:       xtables-plugins = %version-%release
 
@@ -52,21 +51,10 @@ Requires:       xtables-plugins = %version-%release
 iptables is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the rule tables of
 the various Netfilter packet filter engines inside the Linux kernel.
 
-%package backend-legacy
-Summary:        Metapackage to make x_tables the default backend for iptables
-Group:          Productivity/Networking/Security
-Provides:       iptables-default-backend
-
-%description backend-legacy
-Installation of this package adds alternatives symlinks (cf.
-update-alternatives) that make the iptables and ip6tables commands
-point to a program variant that uses the classic kernel interface
-provided by ip_tables.ko and ip6_tables.ko.
-
 %package backend-nft
 Summary:        Metapackage to make nft the default backend for iptables/arptables/ebtables
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Security
-Provides:       iptables-default-backend
+Requires:       iptables >= 1.8.0
 
 %description backend-nft
 Installation of this package adds higher priority alternatives (cf.
@@ -181,7 +169,7 @@ mv "$b/%_sbindir/ebtables-save" "$b/%_sbindir/ebtables-nft-save"
 %fdupes %buildroot/%_prefix
 %endif
 
-%post backend-legacy
+%post
 update-alternatives \
 	--install "%_sbindir/iptables" iptables "%_sbindir/xtables-legacy-multi" 1 \
 	--slave "%_sbindir/iptables-restore" iptables-restore "%_sbindir/xtables-legacy-multi" \
@@ -239,8 +227,7 @@ fi
 %_sbindir/xtables*
 %_mandir/man1/*tables*
 %_mandir/man8/*tables*
-
-%files backend-legacy
+# backend-legacy (implicit)
 %ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/iptables
 %ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/iptables-restore
 %ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/iptables-save