diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_migration.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_migration.c
index 44cc612b0a75..a5bf327ef888 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_migration.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_gt_sriov_pf_migration.c
@@ -384,9 +384,6 @@ ssize_t xe_gt_sriov_pf_migration_write_guc_state(struct xe_gt *gt, unsigned int
 
 static bool pf_check_migration_support(struct xe_gt *gt)
 {
-	/* GuC 70.25 with save/restore v2 is required */
-	xe_gt_assert(gt, GUC_FIRMWARE_VER(&gt->uc.guc) >= MAKE_GUC_VER(70, 25, 0));
-
 	/* XXX: for now this is for feature enabling only */
 	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_XE_DEBUG);
 }