diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 56ef7cb6bb6..1561eff0a61 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -1578,20 +1578,6 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 	err = proxier.iptables.RestoreAll(proxier.iptablesData.Bytes(), utiliptables.NoFlushTables, utiliptables.RestoreCounters)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to execute iptables-restore: %v", err)
-		// ~rough approximation, assume ~100 chars per line
-		// we log first 1000 bytes, but full list at higher levels
-		rules := proxier.iptablesData.Bytes()
-		if len(rules) > 1000 {
-			abridgedRules := rules[:1000]
-			if glog.V(4) {
-				glog.V(4).Infof("Rules:\n%s", rules)
-			} else {
-				glog.V(2).Infof("Rules (abridged):\n%s", abridgedRules)
-			}
-		} else {
-			glog.V(2).Infof("Rules:\n%s", rules)
-		}
-
 		// Revert new local ports.
 		glog.V(2).Infof("Closing local ports after iptables-restore failure")
 		utilproxy.RevertPorts(replacementPortsMap, proxier.portsMap)