diff --git a/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go b/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go
index 65d18e09d..0e2bfa531 100644
--- a/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go
+++ b/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/pkg/host/types"
 	"github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/pkg/vars"
-	mlx "github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/pkg/vendors/mellanox"
 )
 
 type interfaceToConfigure struct {
@@ -583,11 +582,6 @@ func (s *sriov) configSriovDevice(iface *sriovnetworkv1.Interface, skipVFConfigu
 
 func (s *sriov) ConfigSriovInterfaces(storeManager store.ManagerInterface,
 	interfaces []sriovnetworkv1.Interface, ifaceStatuses []sriovnetworkv1.InterfaceExt, skipVFConfiguration bool) error {
-	if s.kernelHelper.IsKernelLockdownMode() && mlx.HasMellanoxInterfacesInSpec(ifaceStatuses, interfaces) {
-		log.Log.Error(nil, "cannot use mellanox devices when in kernel lockdown mode")
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot use mellanox devices when in kernel lockdown mode")
-	}
-
 	toBeConfigured, toBeResetted, err := s.getConfigureAndReset(storeManager, interfaces, ifaceStatuses)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log.Error(err, "cannot get a list of interfaces to configure")
diff --git a/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov_test.go b/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov_test.go
index 210b62237..15faebe9c 100644
--- a/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov_test.go
+++ b/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 				Files: map[string][]byte{"/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:d8:00.0/sriov_numvfs": {}},
 			})
 
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetSriovVFcapacity("0000:d8:00.0").Return(2)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetVFconfigured("0000:d8:00.0").Return(0)
 			netlinkLibMock.EXPECT().DevLinkGetDeviceByName("pci", "0000:d8:00.0").Return(&netlink.DevlinkDevice{
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 				Files: map[string][]byte{"/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:d8:00.0/sriov_numvfs": {}},
 			})
 
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetSriovVFcapacity("0000:d8:00.0").Return(1)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetVFconfigured("0000:d8:00.0").Return(0)
 			netlinkLibMock.EXPECT().DevLinkGetDeviceByName("pci", "0000:d8:00.0").Return(&netlink.DevlinkDevice{
@@ -230,7 +228,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 				Files: map[string][]byte{"/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:d8:00.0/sriov_numvfs": {}},
 			})
 
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetSriovVFcapacity("0000:d8:00.0").Return(1)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetVFconfigured("0000:d8:00.0").Return(0)
 			hostMock.EXPECT().RemoveDisableNMUdevRule("0000:d8:00.0").Return(nil)
@@ -294,7 +291,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 		})
 
 		It("externally managed - wrong VF count", func() {
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetVFconfigured("0000:d8:00.0").Return(0)
 			Expect(s.ConfigSriovInterfaces(storeManagerMode,
 				[]sriovnetworkv1.Interface{{
@@ -316,7 +312,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 		})
 
 		It("externally managed - wrong MTU", func() {
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetVFconfigured("0000:d8:00.0").Return(1)
 			netlinkLibMock.EXPECT().DevLinkGetDeviceByName("pci", "0000:d8:00.0").Return(
 				&netlink.DevlinkDevice{Attrs: netlink.DevlinkDevAttrs{Eswitch: netlink.DevlinkDevEswitchAttr{Mode: "legacy"}}},
@@ -347,7 +342,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 				Files: map[string][]byte{"/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:d8:00.0/sriov_numvfs": {}},
 			})
 
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			storeManagerMode.EXPECT().LoadPfsStatus("0000:d8:00.0").Return(&sriovnetworkv1.Interface{
 				Name:       "enp216s0f0np0",
 				PciAddress: "0000:d8:00.0",
@@ -374,7 +368,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 			helpers.GinkgoAssertFileContentsEquals("/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:d8:00.0/sriov_numvfs", "0")
 		})
 		It("reset device - skip external", func() {
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			storeManagerMode.EXPECT().LoadPfsStatus("0000:d8:00.0").Return(&sriovnetworkv1.Interface{
 				Name:              "enp216s0f0np0",
 				PciAddress:        "0000:d8:00.0",
@@ -397,7 +390,6 @@ var _ = Describe("SRIOV", func() {
 				Files: map[string][]byte{"/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:d8:00.0/sriov_numvfs": {}},
 			})
 
-			hostMock.EXPECT().IsKernelLockdownMode().Return(false)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetSriovVFcapacity("0000:d8:00.0").Return(2)
 			dputilsLibMock.EXPECT().GetVFconfigured("0000:d8:00.0").Return(0)
 			netlinkLibMock.EXPECT().DevLinkGetDeviceByName("pci", "0000:d8:00.0").Return(