diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
index 6003b2e9b894..7e14de82ebaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -445,8 +445,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_packet_format_is_long);
 int mipi_dsi_create_packet(struct mipi_dsi_packet *packet,
 			   const struct mipi_dsi_msg *msg)
 {
-	const u8 *dsi_buf;
-
 	if (!packet || !msg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -458,13 +456,6 @@ int mipi_dsi_create_packet(struct mipi_dsi_packet *packet,
 	if (msg->channel > 3)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dsi_buf = msg->tx_buf;
-	if ((dsi_buf[0] == MIPI_DCS_READ_MEMORY_START) ||
-		(dsi_buf[0] == MIPI_DCS_READ_MEMORY_CONTINUE)) {
-                pr_debug("%s: Invalid dsi_cmd=0x%4x\n", __func__, dsi_buf[0]);
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
 	memset(packet, 0, sizeof(*packet));
 	packet->header[2] = ((msg->channel & 0x3) << 6) | (msg->type & 0x3f);