diff --git a/gtp.c b/gtp.c
index 24c0a42..466146a 100644
--- a/gtp.c
+++ b/gtp.c
@@ -637,19 +637,12 @@ gtp_push_ip6hdr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct gtp_pktinfo *pktinfo)
 
 static netdev_tx_t gtp_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct gtp_instance *gti = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct udphdr *uh;
 	unsigned int payload_len;
 	struct gtp_pktinfo pktinfo;
 	unsigned int proto = ntohs(skb->protocol);
 	int err;
 
-	/* UDP socket not initialized, skip */
-	if (!gti->sock0) {
-		pr_info("xmit: no socket / need cfg, skipping\n");
-		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-	}
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	switch (proto) {
 	case ETH_P_IP: