diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c
index e8da54fb9..b23d2794a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c
@@ -656,8 +656,6 @@ int gr_gk20a_css_attach(struct gk20a *g,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct gr_gk20a *gr;
 
-	if (!g->allow_all)
-		return -EACCES;
 	/* we must have a placeholder to store pointer to client structure */
 	if (!cs_client)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -713,9 +711,6 @@ int gr_gk20a_css_detach(struct gk20a *g,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct gr_gk20a *gr;
 
-	if (!g->allow_all)
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (!cs_client)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -741,9 +736,6 @@ int gr_gk20a_css_flush(struct gk20a *g,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct gr_gk20a *gr;
 
-	if (!g->allow_all)
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (!cs_client)
 		return -EINVAL;