diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 6eea4ff0bd..f9d21af158 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -1916,19 +1916,8 @@ static int address_section_verify(Address *address) {
                 address->label = mfree(address->label);
         }
 
-        if (in_addr_is_localhost(address->family, &address->in_addr) > 0 &&
-            (address->family == AF_INET || !address->scope_set)) {
-                /* For IPv4, scope must be always RT_SCOPE_HOST.
-                 * For IPv6, use RT_SCOPE_HOST only when it is not explicitly specified. */
-
-                if (address->scope_set && address->scope != RT_SCOPE_HOST)
-                        log_warning_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
-                                          "%s: non-host scope is set for localhost address. "
-                                          "Ignoring Scope= setting in the [Address] section from line %u. ",
-                                          address->section->filename, address->section->line);
-
+        if (!address->scope_set && in_addr_is_localhost(address->family, &address->in_addr) > 0)
                 address->scope = RT_SCOPE_HOST;
-        }
 
         if (address->family == AF_INET6 &&
             !FLAGS_SET(address->duplicate_address_detection, ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV6))