diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr1043nd/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr1043nd/network
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d142c543..000000000
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/defconfig/tl-wr1043nd/network
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-config 'interface' 'loopback'
-	option 'ifname'	'lo'
-	option 'proto'	'static'
-	option 'ipaddr'	'127.0.0.1'
-	option 'netmask' '255.0.0.0'
-
-config 'interface' 'lan'
-	option 'ifname'	'eth0.1'
-	option 'type'	'bridge'
-	option 'proto'	'static'
-	option 'ipaddr'	'192.168.1.1'
-	option 'netmask' '255.255.255.0'
-
-config 'interface' 'wan'
-	option 'ifname' 'eth0.2'
-	option 'proto' 'dhcp'
-
-config 'switch'
-	option 'name' 'rtl8366rb'
-	option 'reset' '1'
-	option 'enable_vlan' '1'
-
-config 'switch_vlan'
-	option 'device' 'rtl8366rb'
-	option 'vlan' '1'
-	option 'ports' '1 2 3 4 5t'
-
-config 'switch_vlan'
-	option 'device' 'rtl8366rb'
-	option 'vlan' '2'
-	option 'ports' '0 5t'
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
index 82a7d42eb..033e1fc43 100755
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ pb92)
 	add_switch_vlan "eth0" "2" "0t 2"
 	;;
 
+tl-wr1043nd)
+	set_interfaces_lan_wan "eth0.1" "eth0.2"
+	add_switch "rtl8366rb" "1" "1"
+	add_switch_vlan "rtl8366rb" "1" "1 2 3 4 5t"
+	add_switch_vlan "rtl8366rb" "2" "0 5t"
+	;;
+
 tl-wr841n-v1|\
 tl-wr941nd)
 	set_interface_raw "eth" "eth0"