diff --git a/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c b/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c
index 87936bd8d..ecc5cd7b1 100644
--- a/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c
+++ b/porting/npl/freertos/src/npl_os_freertos.c
@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@ npl_freertos_callout_reset(struct ble_npl_callout *co, ble_npl_time_t ticks)
 {
     BaseType_t woken1, woken2, woken3;
 
-    if (ticks < 0) {
-        return BLE_NPL_INVALID_PARAM;
-    }
-
     if (ticks == 0) {
         ticks = 1;
     }