diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
index e9cbdb6b1309..23cc41273dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ static int mxs_spi_setup(struct spi_device *dev)
 	if (!dev->bits_per_word)
 		dev->bits_per_word = 8;
 
-	if (dev->mode & ~(SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	return 0;
 }