diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index c02fe70f53..8bd1501866 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -2959,13 +2959,6 @@ lxcGetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
 
     lxcDriverLock(driver);
 
-    if ((flags & (VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE | VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG)) ==
-        (VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE | VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG)) {
-        lxcError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
-                 _("cannot query live and config together"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     if (*nparams > 1) {
         rc = lxcGetCpuBWStatus(driver->cgroup);
         if (rc < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 3be97f3a2e..307cc37680 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -3574,13 +3574,6 @@ qemudDomainGetVcpuPinInfo(virDomainPtr dom,
     virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE |
                   VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG, -1);
 
-    if ((flags & (VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE | VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG)) ==
-        (VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE | VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG)) {
-        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
-                        _("cannot get live and persistent info concurrently"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     qemuDriverLock(driver);
     vm = virDomainFindByUUID(&driver->domains, dom->uuid);
     qemuDriverUnlock(driver);
@@ -6902,13 +6895,6 @@ qemuGetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     /* We don't return strings, and thus trivially support this flag.  */
     flags &= ~VIR_TYPED_PARAM_STRING_OKAY;
 
-    if ((flags & (VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE | VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG)) ==
-        (VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE | VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_CONFIG)) {
-        qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG, "%s",
-                        _("cannot query live and config together"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     if (*nparams > 1) {
         rc = qemuGetCpuBWStatus(driver->cgroup);
         if (rc < 0)