diff --git a/nest/iface.c b/nest/iface.c
index c5236782..19b19ed5 100644
--- a/nest/iface.c
+++ b/nest/iface.c
@@ -483,8 +483,6 @@ ifa_update(struct ifa *a)
 	break;
       }
 
-  if (!(i->flags & IF_MULTIACCESS) && a->pxlen < BITS_PER_IP_ADDRESS - 2)
-    log(L_WARN "Strange prefix length %d for point-to-point interface %s", a->pxlen, i->name);
 #ifndef IPV6
   if ((i->flags & IF_BROADCAST) && !ipa_nonzero(a->brd))
     log(L_ERR "Missing broadcast address for interface %s", i->name);