diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 4677a93e2..8cdf6c04e 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ func LoadConf(bytes []byte) (*sriovtypes.NetConf, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("LoadConf(): vlan id %d invalid: value must be in the range 0-4094", *n.Vlan)
 	}
 
-	if *n.Vlan == 0 && (n.VlanQoS != nil || n.VlanProto != nil) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("LoadConf(): non-zero vlan id must be configured to set vlan Qos and/or Proto")
-	}
-
 	if n.VlanQoS == nil {
 		qos := 0
 		n.VlanQoS = &qos
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index f3a642bec..6a0156a9a 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -108,14 +108,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Config", func() {
 			},
 			Entry("valid vlan ID", &validVlanID, nil, nil, false),
 			Entry("invalid vlan ID", &invalidVlanID, nil, nil, true),
-			Entry("vlan ID equal to zero and QoS set", &zeroVlanID, &validQoS, nil, true),
-			Entry("vlan ID equal to zero and Proto set", &zeroVlanID, nil, &valid8021qProto, true),
 			Entry("invalid QoS", &validVlanID, &invalidQoS, nil, true),
 			Entry("invalid Proto", &validVlanID, nil, &invalidProto, true),
 			Entry("valid 802.1q Proto", &validVlanID, nil, &valid8021qProto, false),
 			Entry("valid 802.1ad Proto", &validVlanID, nil, &valid8021adProto, false),
-			Entry("no vlan ID and QoS set", nil, &validQoS, nil, true),
-			Entry("no vlan ID and Proto set", nil, nil, &valid8021adProto, true),
 		)
 
 		It("Assuming device is allocated", func() {