diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 705179b0fd239..668c5dcb3a5fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -1436,8 +1436,6 @@ static int compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user,
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/* overflow check */
-	if (tmp.size >= INT_MAX / num_possible_cpus())
-		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (tmp.num_counters >= INT_MAX / sizeof(struct xt_counters))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (tmp.num_counters == 0)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index c26ccd818e8f4..4585aa78c4cae 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -1706,8 +1706,6 @@ compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/* overflow check */
-	if (tmp.size >= INT_MAX / num_possible_cpus())
-		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (tmp.num_counters >= INT_MAX / sizeof(struct xt_counters))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (tmp.num_counters == 0)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index f5a4eb2d5084c..fd06251f504c1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -1709,8 +1709,6 @@ compat_do_replace(struct net *net, void __user *user, unsigned int len)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/* overflow check */
-	if (tmp.size >= INT_MAX / num_possible_cpus())
-		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (tmp.num_counters >= INT_MAX / sizeof(struct xt_counters))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (tmp.num_counters == 0)