diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 0540e9f72b2f..37eeda0f123c 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -3636,12 +3636,6 @@ int __xfrm_policy_check(struct sock *sk, int dir, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		}
 		xfrm_nr = ti;
 
-		if (net->xfrm.policy_default[dir] == XFRM_USERPOLICY_BLOCK &&
-		    !xfrm_nr) {
-			XFRM_INC_STATS(net, LINUX_MIB_XFRMINNOSTATES);
-			goto reject;
-		}
-
 		if (npols > 1) {
 			xfrm_tmpl_sort(stp, tpp, xfrm_nr, family);
 			tpp = stp;