diff --git a/src/nm-ip4-config.c b/src/nm-ip4-config.c
index 923f502e12..3bdf4f71e6 100644
--- a/src/nm-ip4-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-ip4-config.c
@@ -116,12 +116,6 @@ nm_ip4_config_capture (int ifindex)
 	priv->addresses = nm_platform_ip4_address_get_all (ifindex);
 	priv->routes = nm_platform_ip4_route_get_all (ifindex, FALSE);
 
-	/* Require at least one IP address. */
-	if (!priv->addresses->len) {
-		g_object_unref (config);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	return config;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nm-ip6-config.c b/src/nm-ip6-config.c
index bc993df2d0..8c49d95ee6 100644
--- a/src/nm-ip6-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-ip6-config.c
@@ -119,12 +119,6 @@ nm_ip6_config_capture (int ifindex)
 	priv->addresses = nm_platform_ip6_address_get_all (ifindex);
 	priv->routes = nm_platform_ip6_route_get_all (ifindex, FALSE);
 
-	/* Require at least one IP address. */
-	if (!priv->addresses->len) {
-		g_object_unref (config);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	return config;
 }