diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index 91c418097284..9b5a72ada5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -355,9 +355,6 @@ netdev_tx_t mana_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (skb_cow_head(skb, MANA_HEADROOM))
 		goto tx_drop_count;
 
-	if (unlikely(ipv6_hopopt_jumbo_remove(skb)))
-		goto tx_drop_count;
-
 	txq = &apc->tx_qp[txq_idx].txq;
 	gdma_sq = txq->gdma_sq;
 	cq = &apc->tx_qp[txq_idx].tx_cq;