diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index cf12606bbe..6c42f36f1e 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -1766,10 +1766,10 @@ int virDomainDeviceAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info,
         return virDomainDevicePCIAddressIsValid(&info->addr.pci);
 
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_DRIVE:
-        return virDomainDeviceDriveAddressIsValid(&info->addr.drive);
+        return 1;
 
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_USB:
-        return virDomainDeviceUSBAddressIsValid(&info->addr.usb);
+        return 1;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -1785,24 +1785,6 @@ int virDomainDevicePCIAddressIsValid(virDomainDevicePCIAddressPtr addr)
 }
 
 
-int virDomainDeviceDriveAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceDriveAddressPtr addr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
-{
-    /*return addr->controller || addr->bus || addr->unit;*/
-    return 1; /* 0 is valid for all fields, so any successfully parsed addr is valid */
-}
-
-int virDomainDeviceUSBAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceUSBAddressPtr addr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
-{
-    return 1; /* FIXME.. any successfully parsed addr is valid */
-}
-
-int virDomainDeviceVirtioSerialAddressIsValid(
-    virDomainDeviceVirtioSerialAddressPtr addr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
-{
-    return 1; /* 0 is valid for all fields, so any successfully parsed addr is valid */
-}
-
-
 static int
 virDomainDeviceInfoIsSet(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info, unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -1813,7 +1795,6 @@ virDomainDeviceInfoIsSet(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info, unsigned int flags)
     return 0;
 }
 
-
 void virDomainDeviceInfoClear(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info)
 {
     VIR_FREE(info->alias);
@@ -2098,12 +2079,6 @@ virDomainDeviceDriveAddressParseXML(xmlNodePtr node,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (!virDomainDeviceDriveAddressIsValid(addr)) {
-        virDomainReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                             _("Insufficient specification for drive address"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     ret = 0;
 
 cleanup:
@@ -2150,13 +2125,6 @@ virDomainDeviceVirtioSerialAddressParseXML(
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (!virDomainDeviceVirtioSerialAddressIsValid(addr)) {
-        virDomainReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                             _("Insufficient specification for "
-                               "virtio serial address"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     ret = 0;
 
 cleanup:
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 20383c2250..7c7e93b102 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1713,9 +1713,6 @@ void virDomainDeviceDefFree(virDomainDeviceDefPtr def);
 int virDomainDeviceAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info,
                                   int type);
 int virDomainDevicePCIAddressIsValid(virDomainDevicePCIAddressPtr addr);
-int virDomainDeviceDriveAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceDriveAddressPtr addr);
-int virDomainDeviceVirtioSerialAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceVirtioSerialAddressPtr addr);
-int virDomainDeviceUSBAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceUSBAddressPtr addr);
 void virDomainDeviceInfoClear(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info);
 void virDomainDefClearPCIAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def);
 void virDomainDefClearDeviceAliases(virDomainDefPtr def);