diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
index 24fec4b9e7..ec67765cbe 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm.c
@@ -940,14 +940,9 @@ add_depth_big_v20(struct rte_lpm_v20 *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth,
 
 		/* Insert new rule into the tbl8 entry. */
 		for (i = tbl8_index; i < tbl8_index + tbl8_range; i++) {
-			if (!lpm->tbl8[i].valid ||
-					lpm->tbl8[i].depth <= depth) {
-				lpm->tbl8[i].valid = VALID;
-				lpm->tbl8[i].depth = depth;
-				lpm->tbl8[i].next_hop = next_hop;
-
-				continue;
-			}
+			lpm->tbl8[i].valid = VALID;
+			lpm->tbl8[i].depth = depth;
+			lpm->tbl8[i].next_hop = next_hop;
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -1071,14 +1066,9 @@ add_depth_big_v1604(struct rte_lpm *lpm, uint32_t ip_masked, uint8_t depth,
 
 		/* Insert new rule into the tbl8 entry. */
 		for (i = tbl8_index; i < tbl8_index + tbl8_range; i++) {
-			if (!lpm->tbl8[i].valid ||
-					lpm->tbl8[i].depth <= depth) {
-				lpm->tbl8[i].valid = VALID;
-				lpm->tbl8[i].depth = depth;
-				lpm->tbl8[i].next_hop = next_hop;
-
-				continue;
-			}
+			lpm->tbl8[i].valid = VALID;
+			lpm->tbl8[i].depth = depth;
+			lpm->tbl8[i].next_hop = next_hop;
 		}
 
 		/*