diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
index 5741adf09a2e..559a172ebc6c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c
@@ -1151,20 +1151,6 @@ void cec_received_msg_ts(struct cec_adapter *adap,
 	if (valid_la && min_len) {
 		/* These messages have special length requirements */
 		switch (cmd) {
-		case CEC_MSG_TIMER_STATUS:
-			if (msg->msg[2] & 0x10) {
-				switch (msg->msg[2] & 0xf) {
-				case CEC_OP_PROG_INFO_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE:
-				case CEC_OP_PROG_INFO_MIGHT_NOT_BE_ENOUGH_SPACE:
-					if (msg->len < 5)
-						valid_la = false;
-					break;
-				}
-			} else if ((msg->msg[2] & 0xf) == CEC_OP_PROG_ERROR_DUPLICATE) {
-				if (msg->len < 5)
-					valid_la = false;
-			}
-			break;
 		case CEC_MSG_RECORD_ON:
 			switch (msg->msg[2]) {
 			case CEC_OP_RECORD_SRC_OWN: