diff --git a/drivers/video/cirrusfb.c b/drivers/video/cirrusfb.c
index b0167468f5c4..5aab9b9dc210 100644
--- a/drivers/video/cirrusfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/cirrusfb.c
@@ -595,11 +595,6 @@ static int cirrusfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (var->xoffset < 0)
-		var->xoffset = 0;
-	if (var->yoffset < 0)
-		var->yoffset = 0;
-
 	/* truncate xoffset and yoffset to maximum if too high */
 	if (var->xoffset > var->xres_virtual - var->xres)
 		var->xoffset = var->xres_virtual - var->xres - 1;