diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index 955ee651dcd5..6a4af95cd4c3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -167,15 +167,11 @@ check_tools()
 		exit $ksft_skip
 	fi
 
-	# Use the legacy version if available to support old kernel versions
-	if iptables-legacy -V &> /dev/null; then
-		iptables="iptables-legacy"
-		ip6tables="ip6tables-legacy"
-	elif ! iptables -V &> /dev/null; then
-		echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without iptables tool"
+	if ! "${iptables}" -V &> /dev/null; then
+		echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without ${iptables} tool"
 		exit $ksft_skip
-	elif ! ip6tables -V &> /dev/null; then
-		echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without ip6tables tool"
+	elif ! "${ip6tables}" -V &> /dev/null; then
+		echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without ${ip6tables} tool"
 		exit $ksft_skip
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
index c643872ddf47..dac8e1fc7143 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_sockopt.sh
@@ -96,15 +96,11 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
 	exit $ksft_skip
 fi
 
-# Use the legacy version if available to support old kernel versions
-if iptables-legacy -V &> /dev/null; then
-	iptables="iptables-legacy"
-	ip6tables="ip6tables-legacy"
-elif ! iptables -V &> /dev/null; then
-	echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without iptables tool"
+if ! "${iptables}" -V &> /dev/null; then
+	echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without ${iptables} tool"
 	exit $ksft_skip
-elif ! ip6tables -V &> /dev/null; then
-	echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without ip6tables tool"
+elif ! "${ip6tables}" -V &> /dev/null; then
+	echo "SKIP: Could not run all tests without ${ip6tables} tool"
 	exit $ksft_skip
 fi