diff --git a/roles/common/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/common/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index a13d2267859b029b8eb759d4e1d6af3e3c95f513..0bf7d7ad994059b3db60d82e29df91ccec5a4ef1 100644
--- a/roles/common/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/common/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,40 @@
         192.168.56.3: client1
         192.168.56.4: client2
 
+    - name: Load legacy iptables to test their removal
+      modprobe:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
+      with_items:
+        - iptable_filter
+        - iptable_nat
+        - iptable_mangle
+        - iptable_security
+        - iptable_raw
+        - ip6table_filter
+        - ip6table_nat
+        - ip6table_mangle
+        - ip6table_security
+        - ip6table_raw
+
+    - name: Create some custom legacy iptables chains for testing their removal (max chain name length is 29)
+      command: "iptables-legacy -t '{{ item }}' -N '{{ (ansible_date_time.iso8601_micro | to_uuid)[:28] }}'"
+      with_items:
+        - filter
+        - nat
+        - mangle
+        - security
+        - raw
+
+    - name: Create some custom legacy ip6tables chains for testing their removal (max chain name length is 29)
+      command: "ip6tables-legacy -t '{{ item }}' -N '{{ (ansible_date_time.iso8601_micro | to_uuid)[:28] }}'"
+      with_items:
+        - filter
+        - nat
+        - mangle
+        - security
+        - raw
+
 - hosts: parameters-mandatory,parameters-optional
   become: true
   tasks: