diff --git a/library/ssl_srv.c b/library/ssl_srv.c
index 807fb187b0..581b3f7bdd 100644
--- a/library/ssl_srv.c
+++ b/library/ssl_srv.c
@@ -1887,8 +1887,7 @@ read_record_header:
             ext_len = ( buf[ext_offset + 0] << 8 )
                     | ( buf[ext_offset + 1]      );
 
-            if( ( ext_len > 0 && ext_len < 4 ) ||
-                msg_len != ext_offset + 2 + ext_len )
+            if( msg_len != ext_offset + 2 + ext_len )
             {
                 MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "bad client hello message" ) );
                 mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
@@ -2079,14 +2078,6 @@ read_record_header:
 
             ext_len -= 4 + ext_size;
             ext += 4 + ext_size;
-
-            if( ext_len > 0 && ext_len < 4 )
-            {
-                MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "bad client hello message" ) );
-                mbedtls_ssl_send_alert_message( ssl, MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_LEVEL_FATAL,
-                                                MBEDTLS_SSL_ALERT_MSG_DECODE_ERROR );
-                return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_CLIENT_HELLO );
-            }
         }
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_SSL3)
     }