diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 70a3a7e917b7493cfd1adf7bfe637f6e99de6d95..8030eeb44382638cc2e1834a3b1bc8022a09d536 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -4146,8 +4146,6 @@ static int set_debug_keys(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 static bool ltk_is_valid(struct mgmt_ltk_info *key)
 {
-	if (key->authenticated != 0x00 && key->authenticated != 0x01)
-		return false;
 	if (key->master != 0x00 && key->master != 0x01)
 		return false;
 	if (!bdaddr_type_is_le(key->addr.type))