diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 857ee8c..2cd9fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1678,9 +1678,6 @@
 			if ((xfer->tx_nbits == SPI_NBITS_QUAD) &&
 				!(spi->mode & SPI_TX_QUAD))
 				return -EINVAL;
-			if ((spi->mode & SPI_3WIRE) &&
-				(xfer->tx_nbits != SPI_NBITS_SINGLE))
-				return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		/* check transfer rx_nbits */
 		if (xfer->rx_buf) {
@@ -1694,9 +1691,6 @@
 			if ((xfer->rx_nbits == SPI_NBITS_QUAD) &&
 				!(spi->mode & SPI_RX_QUAD))
 				return -EINVAL;
-			if ((spi->mode & SPI_3WIRE) &&
-				(xfer->rx_nbits != SPI_NBITS_SINGLE))
-				return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}