diff --git a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index fc912c1342f..3a1894bf754 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1417,14 +1417,6 @@ nvme_ctrlr_linux_passthru_cmd(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr,
 			    npc->data_len, ctrlr->max_xfer_size);
 			return (EIO);
 		}
-		/*
-		 * We only support data out or data in commands, but not both at
-		 * once. However, there's some comands with lower bit cleared
-		 * that are really read commands, so we should filter & 3 == 0,
-		 * but don't.
-		 */
-		if ((npc->opcode & 0x3) == 3)
-			return (EINVAL);
 		if (is_user) {
 			ret = nvme_user_ioctl_req(npc->addr, npc->data_len,
 			    npc->opcode & 0x1, upages, nitems(upages), &npages,