diff --git a/mariadb.changes b/mariadb.changes
index 7e6aae5..7e89191 100644
--- a/mariadb.changes
+++ b/mariadb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 24 12:49:32 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+- removal of SuSEfirewall2 service, since SuSEfirewall2 has been replaced by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 Jun 17 13:39:54 UTC 2019 - Kristýna Streitová <kstreitova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/mariadb.spec b/mariadb.spec
index 6c5a8e6..ae14582 100644
--- a/mariadb.spec
+++ b/mariadb.spec
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ Source1:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz.sig
 Source2:        %{name}.keyring
 Source4:        README.debug
 Source5:        suse-test-run
-Source6:        mysql.SuSEfirewall2
 Source7:        README.install
 Source14:       my.ini
 Source15:       mariadb.service
@@ -603,9 +602,6 @@ cat >> %{buildroot}%{_tmpfilesdir}/mariadb.conf <<EOF
 x %{_localstatedir}/tmp/mysql.*
 EOF
 
-# SuSEfirewall service description
-install -D -m 644 %{_sourcedir}/mysql.SuSEfirewall2 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2.d/services/mysql
-
 # Testsuite
 install -d -m 755 '%{buildroot}'%{_datadir}/mysql-test/
 install -m 755 suse-test-run '%{buildroot}'%{_datadir}/mysql-test/
@@ -783,7 +779,6 @@ exit 0
 %dir %{_libdir}/mysql
 %{_libdir}/mysql/mysqld.sym
 %{_libdir}/mysql/INFO_SRC
-%config %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2.d/services/mysql
 %dir %{_libdir}/mysql/plugin
 %{_libdir}/mysql/plugin/*.so
 %exclude %{_libdir}/mysql/plugin/dialog*.so
diff --git a/mysql.SuSEfirewall2 b/mysql.SuSEfirewall2
deleted file mode 100644
index cd28da8..0000000
--- a/mysql.SuSEfirewall2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-## Name: MySQL server
-## Description: opens ports for MySQL in order to allow other hosts connect to it
-
-# space separated list of allowed TCP ports
-TCP="3306"
-