if (ha->optrom_state != QLA_SWAITING)
                        break;
 
-               if (start & 0xfff) {
-                       qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,
-                           "Invalid start region 0x%x/0x%x.\n", start, size);
-                       return -EINVAL;
-               }
-
                ha->optrom_region_start = start;
                ha->optrom_region_size = start + size > ha->optrom_size ?
                    ha->optrom_size - start : size;
                else if (start == (ha->flt_region_boot * 4) ||
                    start == (ha->flt_region_fw * 4))
                        valid = 1;
-               else if ((IS_QLA25XX(ha) || IS_QLA81XX(ha)) &&
-                   start == (ha->flt_region_vpd_nvram * 4))
+               else if (IS_QLA25XX(ha) || IS_QLA81XX(ha))
                    valid = 1;
                if (!valid) {
                        qla_printk(KERN_WARNING, ha,