diff --git a/src/filters.c b/src/filters.c
index 14ab7f8da..e55adee6b 100644
--- a/src/filters.c
+++ b/src/filters.c
@@ -201,11 +201,6 @@ parse_filter(char **args, int section_type, struct proxy *curpx,
 			  file, line, args[0]);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (curpx->mode != PR_MODE_TCP && curpx->mode != PR_MODE_HTTP) {
-		memprintf(err, "parsing [%s:%d] : '%s' requires TCP or HTTP mode.",
-			  file, line, args[0]);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	if (strcmp(args[0], "filter") == 0) {
 		struct flt_kw *kw;
 		int cur_arg;