diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
index cf83c21aea88..278e3dcbe921 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,6 @@ static int dsi_message_tx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl,
 	u8 *buffer = NULL;
 	u32 cnt = 0;
 	u8 *cmdbuf;
-	const u8 *dsi_buf;
 
 	/* Select the tx mode to transfer the command */
 	dsi_message_setup_tx_mode(dsi_ctrl, msg->tx_len, flags);
@@ -1587,14 +1586,6 @@ static int dsi_message_tx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl,
 		goto kickoff;
 	}
 
-	dsi_buf = msg->tx_buf;
-	if ((dsi_buf[0] == MIPI_DCS_READ_MEMORY_START) ||
-		(dsi_buf[0] == MIPI_DCS_READ_MEMORY_CONTINUE)) {
-                DSI_CTRL_ERR(dsi_ctrl, "%s: Invalid dsi_cmd=0x%4x\n", __func__, dsi_buf[0]);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto error;
-        }
-
 	rc = mipi_dsi_create_packet(&packet, msg);
 	if (rc) {
 		DSI_CTRL_ERR(dsi_ctrl, "Failed to create message packet, rc=%d\n",