diff --git a/package/network/config/vti/Makefile b/package/network/config/vti/Makefile
index 0a4657c94e..29b83ce234 100644
--- a/package/network/config/vti/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/config/vti/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=vti
 PKG_VERSION:=1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
diff --git a/package/network/config/vti/files/vti.sh b/package/network/config/vti/files/vti.sh
index 0443800a0c..ebfd9d41e1 100755
--- a/package/network/config/vti/files/vti.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/vti/files/vti.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ vti_generic_setup() {
 	local mtu zone ikey
 	json_get_vars mtu zone ikey okey
 
-	[ -z "$zone" ] && zone="wan"
-
 	proto_init_update "$link" 1
 
 	proto_add_tunnel