diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/network/topology/AdvancedNetworkTopology.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/network/topology/AdvancedNetworkTopology.java
index fc29fcca9980..8ee5d12c69a6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/network/topology/AdvancedNetworkTopology.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/network/topology/AdvancedNetworkTopology.java
@@ -228,11 +228,6 @@ public boolean associatePublicIP(final Network network, final List<? extends Pub
     public boolean applyNetworkACLs(final Network network, final List<? extends NetworkACLItem> rules, final VirtualRouter router, final boolean isPrivateGateway)
             throws ResourceUnavailableException {
 
-        if (rules == null || rules.isEmpty()) {
-            s_logger.debug("No network ACLs to be applied for network " + network.getId());
-            return true;
-        }
-
         s_logger.debug("APPLYING NETWORK ACLs RULES");
 
         final String typeString = "network acls";