diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf4c8b5..909aa12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ oauth_domain: 'oauth.example.org'
 oauth_cont_name: 'some-container-name-oauth'
 oauth_upstream_cont: 'some-container-name'
 oauth_upstream_port: 4321
-oauth_public_port: 443
 oauth_local_port: 1234
 oauth_cookie_secret: '123qweASD'
 oauth_id: 'some-id'
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 54f5c12..e747305 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-oauth_proxy_tag: 'v7.0.0-amd64'
+oauth_proxy_tag: 'v7.1.3-amd64'
 oauth_proxy_image: 'quay.io/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy:{{ oauth_proxy_tag }}'
 oauth_cont_name: oauth2
 oauth_github_org: 'status-im'
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ oauth_cont_etc_hosts:
 
 # domain under which the oauth will be available
 oauth_domain: ~
-oauth_public_port: ~
 oauth_local_port: ~
 
 # required auth options
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index bd6da46..0000000
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Save iptables rules
-  shell: iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4903deb..b362548 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,14 +34,3 @@
       --http-address='0.0.0.0:{{ oauth_local_port | mandatory }}'
       --upstream='http://{{ oauth_upstream_name }}:{{ oauth_upstream_port | mandatory }}/'
       --request-logging=false
-
-- name: 'OAuth Proxy | Enable public port: {{ oauth_public_port }}'
-  iptables:
-    comment: 'OAuth Public Port'
-    chain: INPUT
-    jump: ACCEPT
-    source: '0.0.0.0/0'
-    protocol: 'tcp'
-    destination_port: '{{ oauth_public_port | string }}'
-  notify:
-    - Save iptables rules