diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 69d5d4adfea..ff11f5ddc6e 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 			writeLine(proxier.filterChains, utiliptables.MakeChainLine(chainName))
 		}
 	}
-	for _, chainName := range []utiliptables.Chain{kubeServicesChain, kubeNodePortsChain, kubePostroutingChain, KubeMarkMasqChain, KubeMarkDropChain} {
+	for _, chainName := range []utiliptables.Chain{kubeServicesChain, kubeNodePortsChain, kubePostroutingChain, KubeMarkMasqChain} {
 		if chain, ok := existingNATChains[chainName]; ok {
 			writeBytesLine(proxier.natChains, chain)
 		} else {
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
index 381b6e1a902..2139e217676 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
@@ -2350,7 +2350,6 @@ COMMIT
 :KUBE-NODEPORTS - [0:0]
 :KUBE-POSTROUTING - [0:0]
 :KUBE-MARK-MASQ - [0:0]
-:KUBE-MARK-DROP - [0:0]
 :KUBE-SVC-AHZNAGK3SCETOS2T - [0:0]
 :KUBE-SEP-PXD6POUVGD2I37UY - [0:0]
 :KUBE-SEP-SOKZUIT7SCEVIP33 - [0:0]