diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/etc/uci-defaults/22-network-base b/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/etc/uci-defaults/22-network-base
index 3d060057..d5a82164 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/etc/uci-defaults/22-network-base
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-network/files/etc/uci-defaults/22-network-base
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ uci batch <<-__EOF__
 	set network.client.auto='1'
 
 	set network.wan='interface'
-	set network.wan.proto='none'
 	set network.wan.ifname="$WANDEV"
 
 	set network.wan4='interface'