diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index dd56878..2de67b5 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@
   tags:
     - networking
 
-- name: ensure interfaces.d directory exists
-  file:
-    path: /etc/network/interfaces.d
-    state: directory
-  when: wanted_ip4 is defined or wanted_ip6 is defined
-
 - name: configure watchdog
   template:
     src: watchdog.conf.j2
diff --git a/tasks/pkg_Alpine.yml b/tasks/pkg_Alpine.yml
index 1cf5e7c..b7e6e9b 100644
--- a/tasks/pkg_Alpine.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkg_Alpine.yml
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@
   tags:
     - pkg
 
-- name: install bridge (alpine)
-  apk:
-    name:
-      - bridge
-    state: present
-  when: bridged_network is defined
-  tags:
-    - pkg
-
 - name: install ssmtp (alpine)
   apk:
     name:
diff --git a/templates/networking.j2 b/templates/networking.j2
index f2dd825..afda18f 100644
--- a/templates/networking.j2
+++ b/templates/networking.j2
@@ -7,31 +7,19 @@ iface lo inet loopback
 
 # The main interface
 auto eth0
-{% if bridged_network is defined and bridged_network %}
-auto br0
-iface br0
-    requires eth0{% if bridged_network != "true" %} {{ bridged_network }}{% endif +%}
-    bridge-ports eth0{% if bridged_network != "true" %} {{ bridged_network }}{% endif +%}
-    bridge-fd 0
-    bridge-stp off
-{% else %}
-iface eth0
-{% endif %}
 {% if wanted_ip4 is defined %}
+iface eth0 inet static
     address {{ wanted_ip4 }}/24
     gateway {{ local_network.gateway }}
 {% else %}
-    use dhcp
+iface eth0 inet dhcp
 {% endif %}
 {% if wanted_ip6 is defined %}
+iface eth0 inet6 static
 {% if local_network.gateway6 is defined %}
     address {{ wanted_ip6 }}/64
     gateway {{ local_network.gateway6 }}
-    {% if bridged_network is defined and bridged_network %}
-    up echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/br0/accept_ra
-    {% else %}
     pre-up echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra
-    {% endif %}
 {% else %}
     address {{ wanted_ip6 }}/128
     post-up ip addrlabel add prefix {{ wanted_ip6 }}/64 label 99