diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
index 1d78a621d65b..3275b0215655 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c
@@ -307,9 +307,6 @@ static int idpf_del_flow_steer(struct net_device *netdev,
 	vport_config = vport->adapter->vport_config[np->vport_idx];
 	user_config = &vport_config->user_config;
 
-	if (!idpf_sideband_action_ena(vport, fsp))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	rule = kzalloc(struct_size(rule, rule_info, 1), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rule)
 		return -ENOMEM;