diff --git a/include/n2n.h b/include/n2n.h
index ec4094d..65b781d 100644
--- a/include/n2n.h
+++ b/include/n2n.h
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ typedef struct filter_rule
 // for impl, see: network_traffic_filter.c
 uint8_t process_traffic_filter_rule_str(const char* rule_str, filter_rule_t* rule_struct);
 
+#ifdef FILTER_TRAFFIC
 /*
  * network traffic filter interface
  */
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ typedef struct network_traffic_filter
     n2n_verdict (*filter_packet_from_tap)(struct network_traffic_filter* filter, n2n_edge_t *eee, uint8_t *payload, uint16_t payload_size);
 
 } network_traffic_filter_t;
+#endif
 
 /* *************************************************** */
 
@@ -516,7 +518,9 @@ struct n2n_edge {
 
   n2n_tuntap_priv_config_t tuntap_priv_conf;   /**< Tuntap config */
 
+#ifdef FILTER_TRAFFIC
   network_traffic_filter_t *network_traffic_filter;
+#endif
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/network_traffic_filter.h b/include/network_traffic_filter.h
index b1c4fd1..25682fc 100644
--- a/include/network_traffic_filter.h
+++ b/include/network_traffic_filter.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "n2n.h"
 
+#ifdef FILTER_TRAFFIC
 /*
  * add feature to drop or accept specific packet transmit over edge network interface by rules.
  *
@@ -40,6 +41,6 @@ network_traffic_filter_t* create_network_traffic_filter();
 void destroy_network_traffic_filter(network_traffic_filter_t* filter);
 
 void network_traffic_filter_add_rule(network_traffic_filter_t* filter, filter_rule_t* rules);
-
+#endif
 
 #endif //N2N_NETWORK_TRAFFIC_FILTER_H
diff --git a/src/edge_utils.c b/src/edge_utils.c
index 14eb67c..c72b2bd 100644
--- a/src/edge_utils.c
+++ b/src/edge_utils.c
@@ -1180,12 +1180,14 @@ static int handle_PACKET(n2n_edge_t * eee,
 	}
       }
 
-      if( eee->network_traffic_filter->filter_packet_from_peer( eee->network_traffic_filter, eee, orig_sender,
+#ifdef FILTER_TRAFFIC
+      if(eee->network_traffic_filter->filter_packet_from_peer( eee->network_traffic_filter, eee, orig_sender,
 								eth_payload, eth_size ) == N2N_DROP){
         traceEvent(TRACE_DEBUG, "Filtered packet %u", (unsigned int)eth_size);
         return(0);
       }
-
+#endif
+      
       if(eee->cb.packet_from_peer) {
 	uint16_t tmp_eth_size = eth_size;
 	if(eee->cb.packet_from_peer(eee, orig_sender, eth_payload, &tmp_eth_size) == N2N_DROP) {
@@ -1736,6 +1738,7 @@ void edge_read_from_tap(n2n_edge_t * eee) {
         }
       else
         {
+#ifdef FILTER_TRAFFIC
 	  if(eee->network_traffic_filter) {
 	    if( eee->network_traffic_filter->filter_packet_from_tap( eee->network_traffic_filter, eee, eth_pkt,
 								     len) == N2N_DROP){
@@ -1743,6 +1746,7 @@ void edge_read_from_tap(n2n_edge_t * eee) {
               return;
 	    }
 	  }
+#endif
 	  
 	  if(eee->cb.packet_from_tap) {
 	    uint16_t tmp_len = len;