diff --git a/po/POTFILES b/po/POTFILES
index cec7e4abf4..0542d342d6 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES
+++ b/po/POTFILES
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ src/network/bridge_driver.c
 src/network/bridge_driver_conf.c
 src/network/bridge_driver_linux.c
 src/network/leaseshelper.c
+src/network/network_iptables.c
 src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
 src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
 src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c
@@ -288,7 +289,6 @@ src/util/virhostmem.c
 src/util/virhostuptime.c
 src/util/viridentity.c
 src/util/virinitctl.c
-src/util/viriptables.c
 src/util/viriscsi.c
 src/util/virjson.c
 src/util/virlease.c
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 1c8f3f902d..b006b84262 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -2576,37 +2576,6 @@ virIdentitySetX509DName;
 virInitctlFifos;
 virInitctlSetRunLevel;
 
-
-# util/viriptables.h
-iptablesAddDontMasquerade;
-iptablesAddForwardAllowCross;
-iptablesAddForwardAllowIn;
-iptablesAddForwardAllowOut;
-iptablesAddForwardAllowRelatedIn;
-iptablesAddForwardMasquerade;
-iptablesAddForwardRejectIn;
-iptablesAddForwardRejectOut;
-iptablesAddOutputFixUdpChecksum;
-iptablesAddTcpInput;
-iptablesAddTcpOutput;
-iptablesAddUdpInput;
-iptablesAddUdpOutput;
-iptablesRemoveDontMasquerade;
-iptablesRemoveForwardAllowCross;
-iptablesRemoveForwardAllowIn;
-iptablesRemoveForwardAllowOut;
-iptablesRemoveForwardAllowRelatedIn;
-iptablesRemoveForwardMasquerade;
-iptablesRemoveForwardRejectIn;
-iptablesRemoveForwardRejectOut;
-iptablesRemoveOutputFixUdpChecksum;
-iptablesRemoveTcpInput;
-iptablesRemoveTcpOutput;
-iptablesRemoveUdpInput;
-iptablesRemoveUdpOutput;
-iptablesSetupPrivateChains;
-
-
 # util/viriscsi.h
 virISCSIConnectionLogin;
 virISCSIConnectionLogout;
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver_linux.c b/src/network/bridge_driver_linux.c
index b8893bfed2..fd4bf7b61c 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver_linux.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver_linux.c
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "viriptables.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfirewall.h"
 #include "virfirewalld.h"
+#include "network_iptables.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/network/meson.build b/src/network/meson.build
index eb171ae779..305e2d52fb 100644
--- a/src/network/meson.build
+++ b/src/network/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ network_driver_sources = [
   'bridge_driver.c',
   'bridge_driver_conf.c',
   'bridge_driver_platform.c',
+  'network_iptables.c',
 ]
 
 driver_source_files += files(network_driver_sources)
diff --git a/src/util/viriptables.c b/src/network/network_iptables.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/util/viriptables.c
rename to src/network/network_iptables.c
index 018021bc1b..362c0202a0 100644
--- a/src/util/viriptables.c
+++ b/src/network/network_iptables.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * viriptables.c: helper APIs for managing iptables
+ * network_iptables.c: helper APIs for managing iptables in network driver
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "viriptables.h"
 #include "virfirewalld.h"
 #include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virhash.h"
+#include "network_iptables.h"
 
-VIR_LOG_INIT("util.iptables");
+VIR_LOG_INIT("network.iptables");
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/viriptables.h b/src/network/network_iptables.h
similarity index 99%
rename from src/util/viriptables.h
rename to src/network/network_iptables.h
index bb13f3292d..bfb6bbe0e7 100644
--- a/src/util/viriptables.h
+++ b/src/network/network_iptables.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * viriptables.h: helper APIs for managing iptables
+ * network_iptables.h: helper APIs for managing iptables in network driver
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index c2175f1098..896c795150 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ util_sources = [
   'virhostuptime.c',
   'viridentity.c',
   'virinitctl.c',
-  'viriptables.c',
   'viriscsi.c',
   'virjson.c',
   'virkeycode.c',