diff --git a/library/network/src/modules/NetworkInterfaces.rb b/library/network/src/modules/NetworkInterfaces.rb
index 40dd447b7..47793d06c 100644
--- a/library/network/src/modules/NetworkInterfaces.rb
+++ b/library/network/src/modules/NetworkInterfaces.rb
@@ -865,7 +865,6 @@ def Write(devregex)
               # TODO : delete PREFIXLEN from config file
             end
           end
-          devmap["ZONE"] = nil if devmap["ZONE"] && devmap["ZONE"].empty?
           # write all keys to config
           Builtins.maplist(
             Convert.convert(