diff --git a/linuxptp.changes b/linuxptp.changes
index 3e827f7..acda9e9 100644
--- a/linuxptp.changes
+++ b/linuxptp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 24 12:04:35 UTC 2019 - matthias.gerstner@suse.com
+
+- removal of SuSEfirewall2 service, since SuSEfirewall2 has been replaced by
+  firewalld, see [1].
+
+  [1]: https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2019-01/msg00490.html
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 26 12:43:06 UTC 2018 - Martin Pluskal <mpluskal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/linuxptp.firewall b/linuxptp.firewall
deleted file mode 100644
index 7114e18..0000000
--- a/linuxptp.firewall
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-## Name: Precision Time Protocol v2
-## Description: Ports needed for PTPv2 over UDP
-#
-# For a more detailed description of the individual variables see
-# the comments for FW_SERVICES_EXT_* in /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2
-#
-
-UDP="ptp-general ptp-event"
diff --git a/linuxptp.spec b/linuxptp.spec
index 6fcf460..1ce9bcd 100644
--- a/linuxptp.spec
+++ b/linuxptp.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package linuxptp
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ URL:            http://linuxptp.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxptp/files/v%{version}/linuxptp-%{version}.tgz
 Source1:        ptp4l.service
 Source2:        sysconfig.ptp4l
-Source3:        linuxptp.firewall
 Source4:        linuxptp-howto.txt
 Source5:        phc2sys.service
 Source6:        sysconfig.phc2sys
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ install -Dpm 644 configs/default.cfg %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/ptp4l.conf
 install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_fillupdir}/sysconfig.ptp4l
 install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE6} %{buildroot}%{_fillupdir}/sysconfig.phc2sys
 
-install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2.d/services/linuxptp
-
 %pre
 %service_add_pre ptp4l.service phc2sys.service
 
@@ -90,7 +87,6 @@ install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2.
 %{_sbindir}/rcptp4l
 %{_sbindir}/rcphc2sys
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/ptp4l.conf
-%config %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2.d/services/linuxptp
 %{_sbindir}/hwstamp_ctl
 %{_sbindir}/phc2sys
 %{_sbindir}/phc_ctl