diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c
index 88c562434bc0..e4e64f688158 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nx/nx-aes-gcm.c
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ static int gcm4106_aes_nx_set_key(struct crypto_aead *tfm,
 static int gcm_aes_nx_setauthsize(struct crypto_aead *tfm,
 				  unsigned int authsize)
 {
-	if (authsize > crypto_aead_alg(tfm)->maxauthsize)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	crypto_aead_crt(tfm)->authsize = authsize;
 
 	return 0;