diff --git a/src/core/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp b/src/core/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
index 556508ee27..e81a11eba0 100644
--- a/src/core/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ sk_sp<SkFlattenable> SkBlurImageFilterImpl::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buffer) {
 
     static_assert(SkBlurImageFilter::kLast_TileMode == 2, "CreateProc");
 
-    if (!buffer.validate(safe)) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
     return SkBlurImageFilter::Make(
           sigmaX, sigmaY, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect(), tileMode);
 }
diff --git a/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp b/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp
index 5008aa5d31..f861a5b9ac 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkLightingImageFilter.cpp
@@ -1288,10 +1288,6 @@ sk_sp<SkFlattenable> SkDiffuseLightingImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buff
     SkScalar surfaceScale = buffer.readScalar();
     SkScalar kd = buffer.readScalar();
 
-    if (!buffer.isValid()) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
     return Make(std::move(light), surfaceScale, kd, common.getInput(0), &common.cropRect());
 }
 
@@ -1445,10 +1441,6 @@ sk_sp<SkFlattenable> SkSpecularLightingImageFilter::CreateProc(SkReadBuffer& buf
     SkScalar ks = buffer.readScalar();
     SkScalar shine = buffer.readScalar();
 
-    if (!buffer.isValid()) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
     return Make(std::move(light), surfaceScale, ks, shine, common.getInput(0),
                 &common.cropRect());
 }