diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 4482cc2339..d37f3cddfc 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -5301,8 +5301,6 @@ static int
 qemuProcessStartValidateIOThreads(virDomainObj *vm,
                                   virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps)
 {
-    size_t i;
-
     if (vm->def->niothreadids > 0 &&
         !virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_IOTHREAD)) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
@@ -5310,20 +5308,6 @@ qemuProcessStartValidateIOThreads(virDomainObj *vm,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < vm->def->ncontrollers; i++) {
-        virDomainControllerDef *cont = vm->def->controllers[i];
-
-        if (cont->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI &&
-            cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_SCSI_VIRTIO_SCSI &&
-            cont->iothread > 0 &&
-            !virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_SCSI_IOTHREAD)) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                           _("IOThreads for virtio-scsi not supported for "
-                             "this QEMU"));
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
     return 0;
 }