diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
index 291ea4d4c06ef..908b3f98ecbee 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
@@ -1182,37 +1182,31 @@ static const struct nla_policy vdpa_nl_policy[VDPA_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 static const struct genl_ops vdpa_nl_ops[] = {
 	{
 		.cmd = VDPA_CMD_MGMTDEV_GET,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = vdpa_nl_cmd_mgmtdev_get_doit,
 		.dumpit = vdpa_nl_cmd_mgmtdev_get_dumpit,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = VDPA_CMD_DEV_NEW,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_add_set_doit,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = VDPA_CMD_DEV_DEL,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_del_set_doit,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = VDPA_CMD_DEV_GET,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_get_doit,
 		.dumpit = vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_get_dumpit,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = VDPA_CMD_DEV_CONFIG_GET,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_config_get_doit,
 		.dumpit = vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_config_get_dumpit,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd = VDPA_CMD_DEV_VSTATS_GET,
-		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_stats_get_doit,
 		.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 	},