diff --git a/iptables/xtables-restore.c b/iptables/xtables-restore.c
index 11834c0..c472ac9 100644
--- a/iptables/xtables-restore.c
+++ b/iptables/xtables-restore.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ xtables_restore_main(int family, const char *progname, int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvVthnM:T:46wW", options, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvVthnM:T:wW", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'b':
 				fprintf(stderr, "-b/--binary option is not implemented\n");
@@ -408,13 +408,6 @@ xtables_restore_main(int family, const char *progname, int argc, char *argv[])
 			case 'T':
 				p.tablename = optarg;
 				break;
-			case '4':
-				h.family = AF_INET;
-				break;
-			case '6':
-				h.family = AF_INET6;
-				xtables_set_nfproto(AF_INET6);
-				break;
 			case 'w': /* fallthrough.  Ignored by xt-restore */
 			case 'W':
 				if (!optarg && xs_has_arg(argc, argv))
diff --git a/iptables/xtables-save.c b/iptables/xtables-save.c
index 228282d..28f7490 100644
--- a/iptables/xtables-save.c
+++ b/iptables/xtables-save.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define prog_name xtables_globals.program_name
 #define prog_vers xtables_globals.program_version
 
-static const char *ipt_save_optstring = "bcdt:M:f:46V";
+static const char *ipt_save_optstring = "bcdt:M:f:V";
 static const struct option ipt_save_options[] = {
 	{.name = "counters", .has_arg = false, .val = 'c'},
 	{.name = "version",  .has_arg = false, .val = 'V'},
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ static const struct option ipt_save_options[] = {
 	{.name = "table",    .has_arg = true,  .val = 't'},
 	{.name = "modprobe", .has_arg = true,  .val = 'M'},
 	{.name = "file",     .has_arg = true,  .val = 'f'},
-	{.name = "ipv4",     .has_arg = false, .val = '4'},
-	{.name = "ipv6",     .has_arg = false, .val = '6'},
 	{NULL},
 };
 
@@ -187,13 +185,6 @@ xtables_save_main(int family, int argc, char *argv[],
 		case 'd':
 			dump = true;
 			break;
-		case '4':
-			h.family = AF_INET;
-			break;
-		case '6':
-			h.family = AF_INET6;
-			xtables_set_nfproto(AF_INET6);
-			break;
 		case 'V':
 			printf("%s v%s (nf_tables)\n", prog_name, prog_vers);
 			exit(0);