diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
index 0b63c20ba0..29b16c9202 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
@@ -219,22 +219,6 @@ cryptodev_scheduler_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static uint8_t
-number_of_sockets(void)
-{
-	int sockets = 0;
-	int i;
-	const struct rte_memseg *ms = rte_eal_get_physmem_layout();
-
-	for (i = 0; ((i < RTE_MAX_MEMSEG) && (ms[i].addr != NULL)); i++) {
-		if (sockets < ms[i].socket_id)
-			sockets = ms[i].socket_id;
-	}
-
-	/* Number of sockets = maximum socket_id + 1 */
-	return ++sockets;
-}
-
 /** Parse integer from integer argument */
 static int
 parse_integer_arg(const char *key __rte_unused,
@@ -390,12 +374,6 @@ scheduler_parse_init_params(struct scheduler_init_params *params,
 				&parse_ordering_arg, params);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto free_kvlist;
-
-		if (params->def_p.socket_id >= number_of_sockets()) {
-			CDEV_LOG_ERR("Invalid socket id specified to create "
-				"the virtual crypto device on");
-			goto free_kvlist;
-		}
 	}
 
 free_kvlist: