diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
index 985cced5d509..c6ea4c50da1e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
@@ -992,10 +992,6 @@ int mlx4_ib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 	enum rdma_link_layer link = rdma_port_get_link_layer(ibdev, port_num);
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
-		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
-
 	/* iboe_process_mad() which uses the HCA flow-counters to implement IB PMA
 	 * queries, should be called only by VFs and for that specific purpose
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
index 0a5eb6e1798c..f49d9c70246e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@ int mlx5_ib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
-		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
-
 	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev->mdev, vport_counters) &&
 	    in_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class == IB_MGMT_CLASS_PERF_MGMT &&
 	    in_mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_GET) {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
index 7ad517da4917..0893604d2a62 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@ int mthca_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
-		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
-
 	/* Forward locally generated traps to the SM */
 	if (in_mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_TRAP &&
 	    slid == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
index f8ebdf7086a1..0dc74ef42f8c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
@@ -261,10 +261,6 @@ int ocrdma_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
-		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
-
 	switch (in_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) {
 	case IB_MGMT_CLASS_PERF_MGMT:
 		dev = get_ocrdma_dev(ibdev);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
index 6fbba0d54269..b259aaf85d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
@@ -2396,10 +2396,6 @@ int qib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
-		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
-
 	switch (in_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) {
 	case IB_MGMT_CLASS_SUBN_DIRECTED_ROUTE:
 	case IB_MGMT_CLASS_SUBN_LID_ROUTED: