diff --git a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
index 6a4d2043a0..193d241c5c 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
@@ -276,9 +276,6 @@ int link_find_qdisc(Link *link, uint32_t handle, uint32_t parent, const char *ki
                 if (qdisc->parent != parent)
                         continue;
 
-                if (qdisc->source == NETWORK_CONFIG_SOURCE_FOREIGN)
-                        continue;
-
                 if (!qdisc_exists(qdisc))
                         continue;
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/tclass.c b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
index 4e31b819c8..abc9d7c145 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/tclass.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ int link_find_tclass(Link *link, uint32_t classid, TClass **ret) {
                 if (tclass->classid != classid)
                         continue;
 
-                if (tclass->source == NETWORK_CONFIG_SOURCE_FOREIGN)
-                        continue;
-
                 if (!tclass_exists(tclass))
                         continue;