diff --git a/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c b/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
index e4f518e49d4c..239bbf2d826c 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
@@ -302,10 +302,6 @@ static int ethnl_set_tsconfig(struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
 	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	int ret;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(__HWTSTAMP_TX_CNT >= 32);
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(__HWTSTAMP_FILTER_CNT >= 32);
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(__HWTSTAMP_FLAG_CNT > 32);
-
 	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;