diff --git a/netjsonconfig/backends/openwrt/converters/firewall.py b/netjsonconfig/backends/openwrt/converters/firewall.py
index 30bc3fbd0..34c571741 100644
--- a/netjsonconfig/backends/openwrt/converters/firewall.py
+++ b/netjsonconfig/backends/openwrt/converters/firewall.py
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ def __intermediate_rules(self, rules):
         """
         result = []
         for rule in rules:
-            if "config_name" in rule:
-                del rule["config_name"]
             resultdict = OrderedDict(
                 ((".name", self._get_uci_name(rule["name"])), (".type", "rule"))
             )
@@ -107,8 +105,6 @@ def __intermediate_redirects(self, redirects):
         """
         result = []
         for redirect in redirects:
-            if "config_name" in redirect:
-                del redirect["config_name"]
             resultdict = OrderedDict(
                 (
                     (".name", self._get_uci_name(redirect["name"])),
@@ -137,8 +133,6 @@ def __intermediate_includes(self, includes):
         """
         result = []
         for include in includes:
-            if "config_name" in include:
-                del include["config_name"]
             resultdict = OrderedDict(
                 ((".name", self._get_uci_name(include["name"])), (".type", "include"),)
             )