diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge_store.go b/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge_store.go
index 92a7dc20d1..78dce7e53d 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge_store.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/bridge_store.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon/internal/otelutil"
 	"github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon/libnetwork/datastore"
-	"github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/internal/firewaller"
+	"github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/internal/nftabler"
 	"github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon/libnetwork/portmapperapi"
 	"github.com/moby/moby/v2/daemon/libnetwork/types"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ func (d *driver) initStore() error {
 
 	// If there's a firewall cleaner, it's done its job by cleaning up rules
 	// belonging to the restored networks. So, drop it.
-	if fcs, ok := d.firewaller.(firewaller.FirewallCleanerSetter); ok {
-		fcs.SetFirewallCleaner(nil)
+	if nft, ok := d.firewaller.(*nftabler.Nftabler); ok {
+		nft.SetFirewallCleaner(nil)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/internal/firewaller/firewaller.go b/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/internal/firewaller/firewaller.go
index 743b03c23e..ce24ee5092 100644
--- a/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/internal/firewaller/firewaller.go
+++ b/daemon/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/internal/firewaller/firewaller.go
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@ type Network interface {
 	DelLink(ctx context.Context, parentIP, childIP netip.Addr, ports []types.TransportPort)
 }
 
-// FirewallCleanerSetter is an optional interface for a Firewaller.
-type FirewallCleanerSetter interface {
-	// SetFirewallCleaner replaces the FirewallCleaner (possibly with 'nil').
-	SetFirewallCleaner(FirewallCleaner)
-}
-
 // FirewallCleaner is used to delete rules created by previous incarnations of
 // the daemon. On startup, once a Firewaller implementation has been selected, if
 // rules may have been left behind by a different Firewaller implementation, get