diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
index 5491b1b17ca3..37005640c784 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
@@ -194,10 +194,6 @@ static void k3_r5_rproc_mbox_callback(struct mbox_client *client, void *data)
 	const char *name = kproc->rproc->name;
 	u32 msg = omap_mbox_message(data);
 
-	/* Do not forward message from a detached core */
-	if (kproc->rproc->state == RPROC_DETACHED)
-		return;
-
 	dev_dbg(dev, "mbox msg: 0x%x\n", msg);
 
 	switch (msg) {
@@ -233,10 +229,6 @@ static void k3_r5_rproc_kick(struct rproc *rproc, int vqid)
 	mbox_msg_t msg = (mbox_msg_t)vqid;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Do not forward message to a detached core */
-	if (kproc->rproc->state == RPROC_DETACHED)
-		return;
-
 	/* send the index of the triggered virtqueue in the mailbox payload */
 	ret = mbox_send_message(kproc->mbox, (void *)msg);
 	if (ret < 0)