diff --git a/contrib/gitian-build.sh b/contrib/gitian-build.sh
index d94c7f4f8..8fdec21b0 100755
--- a/contrib/gitian-build.sh
+++ b/contrib/gitian-build.sh
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ done
 if [[ $lxc = true ]]
 then
     export USE_LXC=1
-    export LXC_BRIDGE=lxcbr0
-    sudo ifconfig lxcbr0 up 10.0.2.2
 fi
 
 # Check for OSX SDK