diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
index 396326a6d5be..6fa201a14f51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_txrx.c
@@ -2156,9 +2156,6 @@ ice_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ice_tx_ring *tx_ring)
 
 	ice_trace(xmit_frame_ring, tx_ring, skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(ipv6_hopopt_jumbo_remove(skb)))
-		goto out_drop;
-
 	count = ice_xmit_desc_count(skb);
 	if (ice_chk_linearize(skb, count)) {
 		if (__skb_linearize(skb))