diff --git a/iptables.init b/iptables.init
index 5cef28a..cc34783 100755
--- a/iptables.init
+++ b/iptables.init
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ flush_delete()
 		printf %s "$i "
 		$IPTABLES -t $i -F || RETVAL=1
 	done
-	$IPTABLES -F || RETVAL=1
 	[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] &&
 		success "Flushing firewall rules" ||
 		failure "Flushing firewall rules"
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ flush_delete()
 		printf %s "$i "
 		$IPTABLES -t $i -X || RETVAL=1
 	done
-	$IPTABLES -X || RETVAL=1
 	[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] &&
 		success "Removing user defined chains" ||
 		failure "Removing user defined chains"
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ flush_delete()
 		printf %s "$i "
 		$IPTABLES -t $i -Z || RETVAL=1
 	done
-	$IPTABLES -Z || RETVAL=1
 	[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] &&
 		success "Zeroing packet and byte counters" ||
 		failure "Zeroing packet and byte counters"
@@ -179,6 +176,17 @@ flush_delete()
 	return $RETVAL
 }
 
+unload_modules()
+{
+	local t
+
+	for t in $tables; do
+		local m="${IPV}table_${t}"
+		action "Unloading module $m:" modprobe -r "$m"
+	done
+	return 0
+}
+
 fwstatus()
 {
 	local i
@@ -233,7 +241,8 @@ stop()
 {
 	if read_tables; then
 		set_policy ACCEPT &&
-		flush_delete
+		flush_delete &&
+		unload_modules
 		RETVAL=$?
 	else
 		printf %s $"$IPTABLES firewall is not started"