diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java
index 839cbaa35ec..e684b8de5f6 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/BridgeVifDriver.java
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ public class BridgeVifDriver extends VifDriverBase {
         } else if (nic.getBroadcastType() == Networks.BroadcastDomainType.Lswitch) {
             throw new InternalErrorException("Nicira NVP Logicalswitches are not supported by the BridgeVifDriver");
         }
-        if ((vNetId == null)||(protocol == null))
-        {
-            throw new InternalErrorException("plug: protocol or vNetId value is null");
-        }
         String trafficLabel = nic.getName();
         if (nic.getType() == Networks.TrafficType.Guest) {
             Integer networkRateKBps = (nic.getNetworkRateMbps() != null && nic.getNetworkRateMbps().intValue() != -1) ? nic.getNetworkRateMbps().intValue() * 128 : 0;