diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index 6091d4d01d6..2b32f30b99d 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -889,9 +889,7 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
             vm.addNic(new NicProfile(vo, network.first(), vo.getBroadcastUri(), vo.getIsolationUri()));
         }
 
-        if (defaultNic == null && nics.size() > 2) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Default Nic was not set.");
-        } else if (nics.size() == 1) {
+        if (nics.size() == 1) {
             nics.get(0).setDefaultNic(true);
         }