diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPOPTSTRIP.c b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPOPTSTRIP.c
index 1eb1a44..2d43be9f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_TCPOPTSTRIP.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_TCPOPTSTRIP.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ tcpoptstrip_mangle_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct tcphdr *tcph;
 	u_int16_t n, o;
 	u_int8_t *opt;
-	int len;
 
 	/* This is a fragment, no TCP header is available */
 	if (par->fragoff != 0)
@@ -47,11 +46,6 @@ tcpoptstrip_mangle_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!skb_make_writable(skb, skb->len))
 		return NF_DROP;
 
-	len = skb->len - tcphoff;
-	if (len < (int)sizeof(struct tcphdr) ||
-	    tcp_hdr(skb)->doff * 4 > len)
-		return NF_DROP;
-
 	tcph = (struct tcphdr *)(skb_network_header(skb) + tcphoff);
 	opt  = (u_int8_t *)tcph;