diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 71d6629e65c970e7e133cfa615aa01341a68d43f..9f5b5614a1503734e201d14e8524b74db6e8e884 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -171,11 +171,6 @@ static void sp_encaps(struct sixpack *sp, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 		goto out_drop;
 	}
 
-	if (len > sp->mtu) {	/* sp->mtu = AX25_MTU = max. PACLEN = 256 */
-		msg = "oversized transmit packet!";
-		goto out_drop;
-	}
-
 	if (p[0] > 5) {
 		msg = "invalid KISS command";
 		goto out_drop;