diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_linkstate_tlv.c b/bgpd/bgp_linkstate_tlv.c
index dc50f085fc..48a570398e 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_linkstate_tlv.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_linkstate_tlv.c
@@ -1527,11 +1527,6 @@ static void bgp_linkstate_tlv_isis_area_indentifier_display(struct vty *vty,
 {
 	struct iso_address addr;
 
-	if (length > sizeof(addr.area_addr)) {
-		bgp_linkstate_tlv_hexa_display(vty, pnt, length, json);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	addr.addr_len = length;
 	memcpy(addr.area_addr, pnt, length);