diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c
index c369ad2646..27c270b8e9 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.service.c
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ int varlink_method_set_log_level(sd_varlink *link, sd_json_variant *parameters,
         assert(link);
         assert(parameters);
 
-        /* NOTE: The method does have 1 parameter, but we must compare to 2 here, because
-         * sd_json_variant_elements() breaks abstraction and exposes internal structure of JsonObject. */
-        if (sd_json_variant_elements(parameters) != 2)
-                return sd_varlink_error_invalid_parameter(link, parameters);
-
         r = sd_varlink_dispatch(link, parameters, dispatch_table, &level);
         if (r != 0)
                 return r;